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Jesus, to be sure, often spent long times alone in prayer. But he was also deeply at home where there was a party, a kingdom party, a celebration of the fact that God was at last taking charge.
N. T. Wright
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N. T. Wright
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: November 1
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