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I took William Zinsser's advice that you write to yourself and you hope that there are people out there who are like you.

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Donald Miller
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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Pearland
Texas
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It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answers at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. This is how God does things.
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It confuses me that Christian living is not simpler. The gospel, the very good news, is simple.
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