{"id":8138,"date":"2006-08-23T10:45:25","date_gmt":"2006-08-23T15:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=8138"},"modified":"2025-05-07T20:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T01:35:10","slug":"preparation-for-a-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/preparation-for-a-lifetime\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparation for a Lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>Preparation for a Lifetime<\/h1>\n<p>by Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/preparationformarriage.info\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/love.avif\" alt=\"love\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"960\" width=\"640\" title=\"love\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/preparationformarriage.info\" target=\"_self\">Preparation for a Lifetime<\/a><\/h3><p>Two people raised by different families with different experiences blend their unique outlooks to form a new family. We aim to give you biblical advice on building a family and solving problems so the two can become one.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/preparationformarriage.info\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGo to Preparation for a Lifetime Site\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preparation for a Lifetime by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Preparation for a Lifetime Two people raised by different families with different experiences blend their unique outlooks to form a new family. We aim to give you biblical advice on building a family and solving problems so the two can become one. 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