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God is not worn out running the galaxy. He’s not taxed at all guiding every dust particle all the time.

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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Worn
Dust
Running
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