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You find that the things you let go of while following Jesus were the things that were going to destroy you in the end.

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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Following
Jesus

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