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It's not so much that the church has a mission, it's that the mission of God has a church.

Alan Hirsch

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Alan Hirsch
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 24
Author
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
Missions
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Whether we like it or not, we are all on a journey, a Quest if you will, every day of our lives, and the path we must take is full of perils, and our destiny can never be predicted in advance.
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Nowadays we raise our children in a cocoon of domesticated security, far from any sense of risk or adventure.
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We will have to take risks, to chance failure, to be willing to walk away from the familiar paths that have brought us to this point.
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