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How grimy did God get when He reached down to clean you up? How grimy are you willing to get in order to be an 'imitator of God'?

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
Author
Theologian
Writer
San Angelo
Texas
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Grimy
Imitator
Reached
Clean
Willing

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