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Things will happen that seem to be totally contradictory, but these are God's arrangements. It was a wonderful day when I finally realized I don't have to explained or defend the will of God. My job is simply to obey it.
Charles R. Swindoll
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Charles R. Swindoll
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: October 18
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