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Truth offends everyone outside its definitions. But the irony of truth is that the greater its potential for offense, the greater its potential for giving hope.

David Jeremiah

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David Jeremiah
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: February 13
Author
Pastor
Toledo
Ohio
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Definitions
Potential
Outside
Greater
Hope
Everyone
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Truth
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