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A person who is obsessed thinks about heaven frequently. Obsessed people orient their lives around eternity they are not fixed only on what is here in front of them.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Christian
Frequently
Lives
Obsessed
Around
Fixed
Persons
Thinks
Person
Eternity
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Fronts
People
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Heaven
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