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Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.

John Eldredge

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John Eldredge
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 6
Author
Psychotherapist
Writer
LA
California
Absence
Presence
Danger
Security
Jesus
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