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Being a Christian is more like falling in love than understanding a series of ideas.

Donald Miller

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Donald Miller
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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I listened so hard because it felt like, while she was telling me stories, she was massaging my soul, letting me know that I was not alone, that I will never have to be alone, that there are friends and family and churches and coffee shops. I was not going to be cast into space.
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