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You can blame circumstances, but backsliding always begins in the heart.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

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Aiden Wilson Tozer
Age: 66 †
Born: 1897
Born: April 21
Died: 1963
Died: May 12
Author
Clergyman
Theologian
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Pennsylvania
United States
Aiden Wilson Tozer
Heart
Always
Backsliding
Begins
Blame
Circumstances

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