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God picked a junior high girl [to be Jesus' mother]. Jesus was raised by a woman who today, we wouldn't even let her lead a bible study at a high school. But she could raise God.

Mark Driscoll

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Mark Driscoll
Age: 53
Born: 1970
Born: October 11
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Grand Forks
North Dakota
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