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What is thinking? It is the activity of searching out what must be true, or cannot be true, in the light of the given facts or assumptions.

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Dallas Willard
Age: 77 †
Born: 1935
Born: September 4
Died: 2013
Died: May 8
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
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Buffalo
Missouri
Dallas Albert Willard
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Grace is not opposed to effort it's opposed to earning.
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Jesus is actually looking for people he can trust with his power.
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Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.
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The idea of having faith in Jesus has come to be totally isolated from being his apprentice and learning how to do what he said.
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