I hope everything is well with you, and I hope God is protecting the Lavista Church of Christ!<\/p>\nI’ve been encouraged a lot with the teachings about marriage<\/a>, contraception<\/a>, etc. I am thankful that God helps me a lot in spiritual growth.\nI hope to know more about God, His church, and His Word.\n\t It is good to know that the website has been useful to you in your studies.<\/p>\n We are all well here at this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: I hope everything is well with you, and I hope God is protecting the Lavista Church of Christ! I’ve been encouraged a lot with the teachings about marriage, contraception, etc. I am thankful that God helps me a lot in spiritual growth. 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