Impatient for redemption (Isaiah 35:1-10)
Listening to "What's Going On" provides some solace—and some discouragement.
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When my mother was pregnant with me, she often listened to Motown. Songs from the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, and others were among the first sounds I heard.
