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When we put someone in our jail cell of hatred, we are stuck guarding the door.

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
Author
Theologian
Writer
San Angelo
Texas
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Doors
Someone
Guarding
Cell
Jail
Cells
Stuck
Hatred

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