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God turns on its head one form of evil - suffering - in order to defeat another form of evil - that is, our transgressions. It happened at the cross, and it occurs in the lives of followers of Christ every day.

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Joni Eareckson Tada
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: October 15
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