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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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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
Author
Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
People
Behind
Stay
Anyone
Face
Faces
True
Back
Count
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Behinds

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Stop looking for the perfect church. It does not exist. Even if it did exist, the moment we joined it, it would no longer be perfect!
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Too often we try to use God to change our circumstance, when God is trying to use our circumstance to change us.
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The cross is bigger than your mistakes, bigger than your regrets, bigger than the secrets you hold. The cross stands above it all.
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With our own shortcomings, we are in no position to judge anyone else. The best way to forget the faults of others is to remember our own.
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Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
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What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
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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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We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes.
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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.
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There are many things that were harder to discuss back in the 80's and early 90's than they are now, and this also works the opposite way for other things.
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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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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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It is only when we understand the transcendence of God that we see how amazing his immanence is, and what a huge privilege it is to be able to enjoy God's intimate friendship.
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The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
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Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
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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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The reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at how far they still have to go, instead of how far they have come.
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