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If you want to see the big stuff that God has, you've got to take some risk and trust only in the Gospel.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
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Bigs
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