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Purpose should determine approach. At the end of the day, it's what we do, not what we purposed to do, that defines our lives and reputations.

Andy Stanley

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Andy Stanley
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 16
Pastor
Atlanta
Georgia
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