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Forgiveness is the oil of relationships.

Josh McDowell

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Josh McDowell
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: August 17
Apologist
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Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Writer
Union City
Michigan
Josh P. McDowell
Relationship
Oil
Forgiveness
Relationships

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