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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.

Nicky Gumbel

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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
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Barrister
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Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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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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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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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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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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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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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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Anyone can stay true to your face, it's the people who stay true behind your back that really count.
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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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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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Life is too short to worry about stupid things. Pray. Trust God. Enjoy life. Don't let the little things get you down.
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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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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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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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Just because you can't see the air, doesn't mean you stop breathing. And just because you can't see God, doesn't mean you stop believing
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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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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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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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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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