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October 31, 2024 Biblical Marriage Roles, A Fresh Perspective on God's Design - Interview With Michael and Tania Koehler
What Ephesians 5, Colossians 3, and 1 Peter 3 teach about roles, and why to deal with little foxes early
About This Episode
Michael and Tania Koehler were only three months into their marriage when they were asked to lead a marriage ministry. More than 11 years later, they have learned to teach from both their strengths and their weaknesses. In this conversation, they share a fresh look at biblical marriage roles from Ephesians 5, Colossians 3, and 1 Peter 3, where husbands lead and love sacrificially and wives submit and respect, and they tie those roles back to Genesis 3 and the curse Christ reverses. Michael describes a quiet battle between his flesh and the Spirit that Tania misread, and the Koehlers explain why being quick to listen, confessing early, never speaking low of each other, and trusting the Holy Spirit to convict all protect a marriage.
About Michael & Tania Koehler
Michael and Tania Koehler lead Marriage Mania Ministry, where they have been strengthening marriages for more than 11 years. They teach a biblical view of marriage roles and offer resources including The Helper: The Role of a Biblical Wife Bible study, a marriage coloring book, and marriage gratitude journals.
In This Episode
Called early — Leading marriage ministry just three months after their wedding.
Teaching from weakness — Growing in your own marriage while helping others.
Biblical roles — What Ephesians 5, Colossians 3, and 1 Peter 3 teach husbands and wives.
Back to Genesis 3 — How marriage roles connect to the curse Christ reverses.
Flesh vs. Spirit — Michael's internal battle that Tania misread.
Quick to listen — Why James 1:19 matters in everyday conflict.
Little foxes — Confessing struggles before they grow into huge foxes.
Words that build — Never speaking low of each other, from Ephesians 4:29.
Let the Spirit convict — Trusting the Holy Spirit instead of nagging.
Community — Why support from other believers is vital for healthy marriages.
Scripture Referenced
Genesis 2:18
Genesis 3
Psalm 27:13-14
Proverbs 18:22
Song of Solomon 2:15
Ephesians 4:29
Ephesians 5
Colossians 3
1 Peter 3
James 1:19-20
Resources from This Episode
Marriage Mania Ministry
Marriage Mania Ministry on Instagram
Marriage Mania Ministry on Facebook
Marriage Mania Ministry on YouTube
The Helper: The Role of a Biblical Wife - 7 Week Bible Study by Tania Koehler
The Helper: The Role of a Biblical Wife Bible study (digital download)
Marriage Gratitude Journal: 365 Days by Tania & Michael Koehler
Marriage Gratitude Journal: 30 Days by Tania & Michael Koehler
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
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58 min
October 24, 2024 Finding Your True Identity in Christ with Curt Storring
Why God told a successful dad coach to stop, and what he learned about identity, idols, and self-help
About This Episode
Curt Storring spent years in New Age divine masculine self-help and meditation before finding Christ through Instagram. He built a successful coaching business called Dad Work and came to faith while running it, until God told him to stop. His identity had become tied to being the forward-facing influencer instead of simply being God's son. In this honest conversation, Curt explains why self-help without Christ is just self-worship, how worldly wisdom can imitate the real thing like vegan cheese, and why obedience and repentance, not results, are the true measure of success. He also talks about social media and authenticity, trusting God through major transitions, parenting and marriage with Christ at the center, and how his wife Natalie's honesty helped him grow.
About Curt Storring
Curt Storring is the founder of Proclaim Podcasting, where he edits Christian podcasts. He previously led Dad Work, a coaching business for fathers, before God called him to lay it down and find his identity in Christ alone. He brings a candid voice on fatherhood, surrender, and leaving New Age self-help behind.
In This Episode
Out of the New Age — Curt's path from divine masculine self-help and meditation to Jesus.
Found through Instagram — How Christ reached him through social media.
When God says stop — Why Curt laid down his successful Dad Work coaching business.
Identity vs. influence — Being God's son rather than the forward-facing influencer.
Self-help as self-worship — Why self-improvement without Christ falls short.
Vegan cheese — How worldly wisdom imitates the real thing.
Redefining success — Obedience and repentance over results.
God wants you — He wants the person, not what you can do for Him.
Marriage and parenting — Growing through a spouse's honesty with Christ at the center.
Scripture Referenced
Matthew 6:33
Matthew 10:39
Mark 10:17-22
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
2 Corinthians 11:14
2 Corinthians 12:9
2 Peter 1:3
Resources from This Episode
Curt on Instagram
Proclaim Podcasting
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
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1 hr
October 17, 2024 From Satan Worship and Drugs to Serving Christ - Interview with Mason & Courtney Skaggs
Hidden pornography, betrayal trauma, and secret debt: how confession and community are healing their marriage
About This Episode
Mason Skaggs was addicted to opioids and meth, dealing drugs, and practicing theistic Satan worship when God broke through and saved him while he sat crying at his desk. Courtney came to faith more slowly, walking through her own depression and substance abuse and then the betrayal trauma of Mason's hidden pornography and lust early in their marriage. In this honest conversation, they share how a pastor shamed rather than helped, why Mason called a friend every day for more than 90 days, and how Courtney's secret shopping and debt was her own coping sin that had to come into the light. Their message is clear: no sin struggle is beyond Christ's power to heal, and hidden sin hinders what God wants to do through a marriage.
About Mason & Courtney Skaggs
Mason and Courtney Skaggs have been married for five years. Mason is the director of musical worship at Emmaus Church in Kansas City, Missouri, and part of Sovereign Fire Studios, a YouTube channel and podcast that shares testimonies and theology for the Christian life. Together they share their testimonies of deliverance from addiction, Satan worship, and the betrayal trauma of hidden pornography, and they emphasize Christian community, daily confession, and finding worth in Christ as the path to healing in marriage.
In This Episode
Into the darkness — Mason's addiction, drug dealing, and involvement in Satan worship.
Saved at his desk — Mason's dramatic conversion.
A gradual faith — Courtney's journey from skepticism and depression to belief.
Betrayal trauma — The impact of hidden pornography and lust early in marriage.
When church leaders fall short — A pastor who shamed instead of helped.
Aggressive community — Why Mason called a friend every day for more than 90 days.
Daily confession — Bringing sin into the light as a path to healing.
Coping sins — Courtney's secret shopping and debt.
Rebuilding trust — Boundaries, transparency, and intentional actions.
No sin too big — Christ's power to heal and set free.
Scripture Referenced
Isaiah 49:14-16
Jeremiah 2:13
John 6:35
Romans 1
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
1 Corinthians 10:13
Ephesians 5:3-7
1 Thessalonians 4:3
Hebrews 12:4
James 5:16
1 Peter 3:1-2
Resources from This Episode
Sovereign Fire Studios on YouTube
Sovereign Fire Studios on Instagram
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Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
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1 hr 25 min
October 10, 2024 Reigniting Intimacy in Christian Marriage - Interview with Alex And Kadi Dutton
Monthly check-ins, the attraction conversation, and why Christians should redeem how we talk about sex
About This Episode
Alex and Kadi Dutton know firsthand that intimacy in marriage does not always come naturally. Early on they faced mismatched expectations, painful first intimacy, and a lack of sex education, and Alex felt uncomfortable buying lingerie on explicit websites. That tension led them to start Everylove, a Christian-focused intimacy subscription box with curated date night experiences. In this candid conversation, they share practical tools like monthly check-ins, an attraction conversation worksheet, and asking what your spouse needs before trying to fix it. They talk about bringing intimacy struggles to God in prayer, creating a safe space for honest conversations, and why Christians should redeem, not fear, talking about sex in the right context with trusted believers.
About Alex & Kadi Dutton
Alex and Kadi Dutton are the founders of Everylove (Every Love Intimates), a Christian intimacy subscription box that helps couples create meaningful, God-honoring intimate experiences at home. Married five years with two young children, Alex works as a nurse and Kadi is a former teacher turned stay-at-home mom. They teach monthly check-ins and an attraction conversation to help couples communicate about intimacy.
In This Episode
How Everylove began — Alex's discomfort shopping on explicit websites.
Early struggles — Mismatched expectations, painful first intimacy, and a lack of sex education.
Monthly check-ins — Why regular conversations enhance intimacy.
The attraction conversation — A worksheet to help couples talk honestly.
Ask before you fix — Learning what your spouse needs before sharing your own.
Pray through it — Saturating intimacy issues in prayer.
Redeeming the conversation — Talking about sex in the right context with trusted believers.
Only you — Why each spouse is the only one who can meet that particular need.
Scripture Referenced
Genesis 2:25 and Genesis 3 — Adam and Eve, naked and unashamed, then hiding after sin
Hebrews 13:4 — Keeping the marriage bed pure
Resources from This Episode
As a special offer for Marriage After God listeners, you can get 30% off your first Everylove box by using the code "MAG" at https://www.everyloveintimates.com/mag
Free sample download of Everylove's Pleasure Planner https://www.everyloveintimates.com/pages/pleasure-planner-sample
Everylove's Commit to Connect Marriage Community on Facebook
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59 min
September 19, 2024 3 Ways To Maintain Intimacy During Pregnancy
Recorded days before a c-section amid a wildfire evacuation: staying close in body, mind, and spirit
About This Episode
Pregnancy can change the way a couple connects, but it doesn't have to create distance. Recorded the week before their c-section, and in the middle of a wildfire evacuation, Aaron and Jennifer share what they have learned walking through pregnancy six times. They teach three areas of intimacy to protect in any season when physical intimacy is disrupted: physical, mental and emotional, and spiritual. They talk honestly about pelvic rest, about Aaron's physical orientation and Jennifer's emotional one, and about the recurring lesson that telling your spouse where you are, rather than silently deciding and leaving them guessing, protects your marriage from insecurity and lies. Aaron also shares news about the show's upcoming shift to guest interviews.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Physical intimacy — Holding hands, massages, and staying close even when intercourse isn't possible.
Mental and emotional intimacy — Intentional bedtime conversations, checking in, and making each other laugh.
Spiritual intimacy — Praying together, sharing Scripture, and reading the Word.
Different wiring — Aaron's physical orientation and Jennifer's emotional one.
Communicate where you are — Why silent decisions breed insecurity and lies.
Safer to be close — It's safer to be intimate than it is to be distant.
Any season — Applying these principles whenever physical intimacy is limited.
What's next — The show's upcoming shift to guest interviews.
Scripture Referenced
1 Corinthians 7:5 — Do not neglect one another except by mutual agreement, for a time, devoted to prayer
Romans 12:10 — Love one another with brotherly affection; outdo one another in showing honor
Philippians 2:4 — Look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others
Philippians 4:6 — Do not be anxious about anything
Psalm 119:105 — Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path
Colossians 3:2 — Set your minds on things that are above
Resources from This Episode
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Connect with Marriage After God
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45 min
September 12, 2024 Trusting God in a Crisis: Our Wildfire Evacuation Story
Recorded under a level-two evacuation notice, days before a c-section: holding our home with open hands.
About This Episode
This is a raw, real-time life note from our home in Central Oregon. As a wildfire moved close enough to put our neighborhood under a level-two evacuation notice, and just days before Jennifer's scheduled c-section, we sat down to share what we were packing, what we were praying, and what God was showing us about how tightly we had been holding our newly built home. We talk about helping our kids trust God whether or not the house burns, the practical steps every family should take before an emergency ever comes, and the gift of community when life feels uncertain. We also give thanks for the unexpected rain so many of you prayed for across the Pacific Northwest. Our prayer is to keep our hands and hearts open to what the Lord has.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Level-two evacuation — where things stood as the fire moved toward our Central Oregon neighborhood
A crisis while expecting — preparing just days before Jennifer's scheduled c-section
What we packed — important documents, the kids' backpacks, and the cat
Open hands — wrestling with how tightly we held our newly built home
Talking with our kids — teaching them to trust God whether or not the house burns
Emergency preparedness — knowing your insurance coverage and setting up a living trust
One grab-and-go safe — keeping every key document in one place
A family evacuation plan — and why leaning on community matters
Answered prayer — gratitude for unexpected rain across the Pacific Northwest
Scripture Referenced
Matthew 14:13–21 — Jesus feeds the five thousand
Luke 2:1–5 — Joseph and Mary travel for the census
Romans 8:18 — Present sufferings are not worth comparing with the coming glory
Resources from This Episode
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29 min
September 05, 2024 5 Communication Mistakes Christian Couples Make (And How to Fix Them)
Distracted listening, harsh words, dodged talks, assumptions, and anger, plus the biblical fix for each one.
About This Episode
Everything you do sends a message, especially in marriage. In this episode we look at communication as a gift from God, drawing parallels to how He communicates with us, and then get honest about five mistakes we have made in our own marriage: failing to really listen, speaking harshly or interrupting, avoiding difficult conversations, assuming instead of asking, and letting anger take control. For each one we share a biblical fix and a practical step, from active listening and soft answers to going directly to your spouse and dealing with anger before the day is done. Whether you are still in the honeymoon phase or decades in, we pray this helps you and your spouse have deeper, more meaningful conversations.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Communication as a gift — how God communicates with us and why it matters in marriage
Mistake 1: Failing to listen — distraction and waiting for your turn to speak
Mistake 2: Speaking harshly — interrupting and abrupt words
Mistake 3: Avoiding difficult conversations — and how to approach them instead
Mistake 4: Assuming instead of asking — why questions beat conclusions
Mistake 5: Letting anger take control — self-control and not letting the sun go down on your anger
Active listening — repeating back what you heard and asking clarifying questions
Setting the atmosphere — Jesus reconciling with Peter over breakfast
Scripture Referenced
John 21:15–17 — Jesus restores Peter after breakfast
Genesis 11:6 — the Tower of Babel and the power of one language
Proverbs 18:13 — answering before you hear
Proverbs 15:1 — a soft answer turns away wrath
Colossians 3:19 — husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them
Ephesians 4:29 — only talk that is good for building up
Matthew 18:15 — going directly to the person with an offense
James 5:16 — confess your sins to one another
Proverbs 20:5 — drawing out the purpose in a man's heart
Ephesians 4:26–27 — be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger
2 Corinthians 12:7–9 — Paul's thorn and God's sufficient grace
Colossians 3:12–14 — put on compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, and love
Resources from This Episode
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
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1 hr 10 min
August 29, 2024 10 Biblical Ways to Resolve Conflict in Marriage
Fight for unity instead of against each other: ten Scripture-rooted steps from forgiveness to repentance.
About This Episode
What if couples put the same effort and energy they use fighting against each other into fighting for unity? Back from our summer break, with our baby on the way, we walk through ten biblical principles for resolving conflict in marriage. We talk about remembering you are already one team, forgiving and saying so, preaching the gospel to yourself, and being slow to anger and quick to listen. We look at true repentance through David's prayer in Psalm 51 and Nathan's confrontation, why reconciliation is the goal, and why your spouse is not a mind reader. We also share the story of a wife who endured by seeing her husband as a brother in Christ, and why love is the one debt we always owe.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
One team — remembering you are already one, not opponents
Forgive — and communicate your forgiveness to your spouse
Preach the gospel to yourself — especially in the middle of a conflict
Slow to anger, quick to listen — slowing the argument down
True repentance — a broken and contrite heart, not bargaining with God
Aim for reconciliation — the goal of every disagreement
Your spouse is not a mind reader — say what you need
Don't let the sun go down on your anger — dealing with it today
See past the flesh — seeing your spouse as God sees them
Love, the debt you always owe — the foundation under every disagreement
Scripture Referenced
Matthew 19:5–6 — the two shall become one flesh
Colossians 3:13 — forgiving each other as the Lord has forgiven you
Matthew 6:14–15 — forgive, and your Father will forgive you
Mark 2:17 — those who are well have no need of a physician
James 1:19–26 — quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger
Psalm 51 — David's prayer of true repentance
Nathan confronting David (2 Samuel 12) — humility when our sin is exposed
James 5:16 — confess your sins to one another
2 Corinthians 5:18–20 — the ministry of reconciliation
Ephesians 4:26–27 — do not let the sun go down on your anger
2 Corinthians 5:14–17 — regarding no one according to the flesh
Romans 13:8–10 — owe no one anything, except to love each other
Resources from This Episode
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
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Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
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1 hr 3 min
July 18, 2024 Will We Be Married in Heaven? Marriage, Christ, and the Church
Why Paul calls marriage a profound mystery, and what the marriage supper of the Lamb means for yours.
About This Episode
As we say in our book Marriage After God, your marriage is an earthly symbol of a heavenly truth. In this final episode of our Jesus series, we look at the eternal marriage of Christ and His bride, the church, and why it matters for your marriage today. We read Ephesians 5 and the profound mystery Paul reveals, answer the question of marriage in heaven from Jesus' reply to the Sadducees, and celebrate the marriage supper of the Lamb in Revelation 19. We also talk about forgiveness versus reconciliation, how Paul used marriage to encourage early Jewish believers, and the moment four years into our marriage when God used the picture of Christ going to the cross for His bride to turn Aaron's heart around. What gospel is your marriage preaching?
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
The profound mystery — Ephesians 5 and why marriage points to Christ and the church
Will we be married in heaven? — Jesus answers the Sadducees in Matthew 22
What marriage pictures — exclusivity, faithfulness, purity, family, pleasure, and permanence
The marriage supper of the Lamb — the celebration the church has waited for in Revelation 19
Forgiveness vs. reconciliation — why one is unconditional and the other takes two
Married to another — how Paul used marriage in Romans 7 to encourage Jewish believers
The betrothed bride — 2 Corinthians 11:2, John 3:29, and Mark 2:19-20
Our turning point — how Gethsemane changed Aaron's heart four years into our marriage
Oneness — Colossians 3:15, the book of Ruth, and our son's picture of the marriage covenant
What gospel is your marriage preaching? — living as a message to our kids and the world
Scripture Referenced
Ephesians 5:22-33
Matthew 22:23-30
Revelation 19:6-9
Romans 7:1-6
2 Corinthians 11:2
John 3:29
Mark 2:19-20
Isaiah 54:5
Colossians 3:15
Revelation 21:1-4
Resources from This Episode
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
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51 min
July 11, 2024 How Jesus Fulfilled the Biblical Feasts
Four spring feasts fulfilled on their exact days, and three fall feasts still pointing to His return.
About This Episode
Jesus did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it, and the feasts God gave Israel in Leviticus 23 show just how completely He did. In this episode we walk through all seven biblical feasts and how each one points to Christ. Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits, and the Feast of Weeks were fulfilled in His death, His sinless body, His resurrection, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, right on their prophetic dates. The fall feasts of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles still point forward to the rapture, the second coming and judgment, and God dwelling with His people forever. He is not just part of the feasts; He is the fulfillment of them. We also share how we celebrate some of these with our kids.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Jesus fulfills the Law — starting with Matthew 5:17-18
The feasts as shadows — why Leviticus 23 points to Christ
Passover — Jesus as the sacrificial Passover Lamb
Unleavened Bread — His sinless body broken for us and the new covenant
First Fruits — the resurrection
Weeks (Pentecost) — the Spirit poured out and 3,000 saved, mirroring the 3,000 who died when the Law was given
The fall feasts — Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles
What is still ahead — the rapture, the second coming and judgment, and God dwelling with His people
Family faith — sharing these truths with our children through occasional celebrations
Scripture Referenced
Matthew 5:17-18 — Jesus came to fulfill the Law
Colossians 2:16-17 — the festivals are a shadow; the substance belongs to Christ
Leviticus 22:31-33 — "I am the Lord who sanctifies you"
Leviticus 23 — the feasts of the Lord
Exodus 12:1-2 — the beginning of months
1 Corinthians 5:7 — Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed
John 1:29 — the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world
1 Peter 1:19 — a lamb without blemish
Hebrews 4:15 — a high priest tempted as we are, yet without sin
Romans 8:1-2 — no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
Luke 22:19-20 — the bread and the cup of the new covenant
1 Corinthians 15:20 — Christ, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep
Matthew 24:32 — the lesson of the fig tree
1 Thessalonians 4:16 — the Lord descends with the sound of the trumpet of God
1 Corinthians 15:52 — the last trumpet
Micah 4:1-5 — the mountain of the house of the Lord
Revelation 21:3 — the dwelling place of God is with man
Resources from This Episode
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54 min