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Learning to Lay Down Your Fears (Part 2 of 2)

Learning to Lay Down Your Fears (Part 2 of 2)

Popular author and blogger Angie Smith describes how she had to rely on God through the death of her daughter as well as the times when she's questioned her purpose, God's plans, and whether she was "good enough" as a Christian. (Part 2 of 2)
Original Air Date: March 19, 2014

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