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Just because you are struggling does NOT mean you are failing. Every great success requires some kind of struggle to get there.

Nicky Gumbel

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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
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Success is not measured by what you do compared to what others do, it is measured by what you do with the ability God gave you.
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Church is not an organization you join it is a family where you belong, a home where you are loved and a hospital where you find healing.
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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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Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
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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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What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
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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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Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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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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Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.
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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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If God answers 'Yes', He is increasing your faith. If 'Wait', He is increasing your patience. If 'No', He has something better for you.
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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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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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The only label I would choose for myself is Christian, but if you pushed me and you say, 'What sort of Christian are you?' I'm an Anglican.
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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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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
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