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If you're not a full-time missionary with a missionary badge pinned on your coat, now is the time to paint one on your heart-painted, as Paul said, 'not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God.'

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Neil L. Andersen
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 9
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No trial is so large we can't overcome it together.
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Spiritual questions deserve spiritual answers from God.
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In the gospel of Jesus Christ, there is no place for ridicule, bullying, or bigotry.
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Our conversion comes step by step, line upon line. We first build a foundation of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
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When you are faced with a test of faith, stay within the safety and security of the household of God. There is always a place for you here. No trial is so large we can't overcome it together.
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