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If life is a river, then pursuing Christ requires swimming upstream. When we stop swimming, or actively following Him, we automatically begin to be swept downstream.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Rivers
Upstream
Following
Swept
Begin
Actively
Stop
Pursuing
Christ
Automatically
Life
Swimming
River
Requires
Downstream

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