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Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.

Dallas Willard

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Dallas Willard
Age: 77 †
Born: 1935
Born: September 4
Died: 2013
Died: May 8
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Translator
Buffalo
Missouri
Dallas Albert Willard
Findings
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Beyond
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Confirms
Food
Sustenance
Upon
Fasting
Utter
Dependence

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