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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: 73
Born: 1951
Born: December 12
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Kalamazoo
Michigan
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Chase
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Candle
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