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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.

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
Live
Forgiving
Firsts
Deeply
First
Quickly
Make
Laugh
Love
Short
Life
Laughing
Purpose
Find
Forgive

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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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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
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The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
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When things aren't working out as you wish, be patient. Stop trying to move ahead of God. His timing is perfect. Trust Him.
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Probably one of the strongest movements of the Holy Spirit is in the Roman Catholic Church, so there's not a huge theological difference between the official teaching of the Catholic Church and the Anglican Church.
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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.
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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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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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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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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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Churches are not museums that display perfect people. They are hospitals where the wounded, hurt, injured and broken find healing.
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Difficulties come into our lives to develop us. Every storm is a school. Every trial is a teacher. Every experience is an education.
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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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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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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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We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes.
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