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Saturday-night special, Saturday-night syndrome

August 19, 2013August 8, 2013 by Tim
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The last thing a preacher wants is to stay up all night Saturday working on a sermon and then have to preach it in the morning. Well, that’s what a “Saturday-night special” is.

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