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If you live gladly to make others glad in God, your life will be hard, your risks will be high, and your joy will be full.

John Piper

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John Piper
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 11
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Non-Fiction Writer
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Chattanooga
Tennessee
John Stephen Piper
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