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href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermons\/transforming-likeness\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\tTransforming Likeness\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<p class=\"ct-article-card-author vcard\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/authors\/anthony-delaney\/\" class=\"byline-link\">\n\t\t\t\tAnthony Delaney\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-article-card-deck\">\n\t\t\t<p>Who is the most important voice in defining you?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .card-content -->\n<\/div><!-- .ct-article-card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-article-card ct-article-card-horizontal\" style=\"--thumb-col-width: 0px;\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ct-article-card-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/pastors\/preaching\/sermons\/taking-life-seriously\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\tTaking Life 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