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Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing his name.

Erwin McManus

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Erwin McManus
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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To be apathetic is literally to be without passion.
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We can’t change history, but we can create the future.
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Love never comes without wounds faith never comes without failure.
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It's not your freedom to choose that makes you free. It's what you choose in that freedom that makes you free.
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I guess when I really think about it, God's voice sounds a lot like my voice.
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