Dedicated to my wife, Kim. After nearly two decades together, she still manages to leave me speechless with her love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Even as my work on this book has been fun and challenging, I know it is but an infinitesimal drop in the bucket of all that life has brought and will continue to bring us.

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