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God is still on His throne, we're still on His 'footstool,' and there's only a knee's distance between!

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Jim Elliot
Age: 28 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 8
Died: 1956
Died: January 8
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Missionary
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Portland
Oregon
Philip James Elliot
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Thrones
Knees
Distance
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Footstool
Knee

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