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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.

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
Strength
Doubt
Face
Faces
Faith
Life
Faithfulness
Measured
Absence

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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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