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Believing in God is as much like falling in love as it is making a decision. Love is both something that happens to you and something you decide upon.

Donald Miller

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Donald Miller
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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Pearland
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The real voice is stiller and smaller and seems to know, without confusion, the difference between right and wrong and the subtle delineation between the beautiful and profane. It's not an agitated voice, but ever patient as though it approves a million false starts. The voice I am talking about is a deep water of calming wisdom.
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