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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.

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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
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Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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I think that when people experience something that seems to be supernatural, in some ways it cuts through the secular mindset.
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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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I had a battle going on in my head: shall I just enjoy my life and then convert on my deathbed? But I felt I couldn't do that - it was now or never - so I took a step of faith and became a Christian.
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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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Prayer for the city is important. For every city in the world, the city should be prayed for. Particularly for London, it is a strategic city for the UK as well as the world, therefore the future of London is significant to the UK, and also the rest of the world.
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A lot of problems in the world would be solved if we talked to each other instead of about each other.
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Be thankful for every day. Learn from mistakes. Don't dwell on regrets. Forgive with love. Gain strength from every struggle.
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Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Pray. Trust God. Enjoy life. Don't let the little things get you down.
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Anyone can stay true to your face, it's the people who stay true behind your back that really count.
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We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes.
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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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The strength of your faith is not measured by the absence of doubt, but by the faithfulness of your life in the face of doubt.
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People may hurt you but God will heal you. People may humiliate you but God will honour you. People may judge you but God will justify you.
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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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I think 75% of the population of Great Britain are probably still de-churched. It's the younger end, the 25%, the merging generation, who have no church background at all.
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Just because you can't see the air, doesn't mean you stop breathing. And just because you can't see God, doesn't mean you stop believing
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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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I believe that sex is for marriage, and that's regardless of whether it's homosexual or hetero sexual.
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Life is short. Make the most of it. Put God first. Love deeply. Forgive quickly. Laugh a lot. Find and live out your purpose.
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Sometimes God teaches us how to solve our problems. Sometimes God teaches us how to face our problems
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