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It is insanity to run from God and search for love.

Erwin McManus

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Erwin McManus
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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Insanity
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Running
Love

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Would you be willing to give your life to save the world if no one ever knew your name? If anonymity was the price you would have to pay for significance, would it be too great a price? To live a life of courage is not a guarantee of prestige or adulation. It only matters if you live and die fulfilling the mission you were born for.
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