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Whenever you see something going well - whenever light begins to chase back the darkness that threatens to engulf our world - look closely. There stands a leader who is holding that candle.

Bill Hybels

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Bill Hybels
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 12
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Look
Holding
Wells
Stands
Well
Begins
Looks
Whenever
Engulf
Going
Darkness
Threatens
Something
Leader
Chase
World
Light
Closely
Back
Candle

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