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Christian spirituality was not a children's story. It wasn't cute or neat. It was mystical and odd and clean, and it was reaching into dirty. There was wonder in it and enchantment.

Donald Miller

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Donald Miller
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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