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We may be sinking in the North Atlantic in the most famous ship disaster of all time, but God can still use us to reach out and save others through our witness.
Mark Dever
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Mark Dever
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 28
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Sin claims to free but in fact it kills.
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