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Our journey of discipleship is not a dash around the track, nor is it fully comparable to a lengthy marathon. In truth, it is a lifelong migration toward a more celestial world.

Neil L. Andersen

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Neil L. Andersen
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 9
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