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And we think that it is because we are fallen, sinful people. But what if? What if our limitations are a gift from God, that this is part of the very good part of being a created being? What if we are not supposed to carry the burden of trying to be something we are <\/em>not and cannot <\/em>be?<\/p>\n

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Our guest on this episode is theologian Dr. Kelly M. Kapic<\/a>. He\u2019s written a book that addresses this guilt we all experience when we feel that we should always be doing one more thing. Its title is You\u2019re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God\u2019s Design and Why that\u2019s Good News<\/a><\/em> (Brazos, 2022). This book has won a number of awards, including Christianity Today\u2019s Book of the Year award in the category of Popular Theology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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