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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.

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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World
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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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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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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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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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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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