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It hit me that the students were talking about me, not God. I was standing before a holy God and robbing Him of the glory that was rightfully His.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Students
Holy
Talking
Rightfully
Robbing
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Standing

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