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Is It Okay to Wonder About Loved Ones in Heaven?

By Randy Alcorn

March 27, 2013

In this audio Q&A, Randy answers the question "Is it okay to wonder about loved ones in Heaven?"

Randy Alcorn (@randyalcorn) is the author of fifty-some books and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries.

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Heaven

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