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What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, tenth. For some people, that's extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.

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Andy Stanley
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 16
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