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Faith is born and sustained by the Word of God, and out of faith grows the flower of joy.

John Piper

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John Piper
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: January 11
Clergyman
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Chattanooga
Tennessee
John Stephen Piper
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Flower
Joy
Grows
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