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Lord, give me firmness without hardness, steadfastness without dogmatism, love without weakness.

Jim Elliot

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Jim Elliot
Age: 28 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 8
Died: 1956
Died: January 8
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Portland
Oregon
Philip James Elliot
Lord
Give
Without
Giving
Steadfastness
Love
Dogmatism
Hardness
Firmness
Weakness

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