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The genealogy of blessing always traces back to God-ordained risk.

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Mark Batterson
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: November 5
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If the kingdom of God had departments, we’d want to work in research and development. We felt like Jesus didn’t hang out at the synagogue, he hung out at wells. Coffeehouses are postmodern wells. Let’s not wait for people to come to us, let’s go to them.
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