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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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Nicky Gumbel
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 28
Anglican Priest
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Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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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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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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Physical heat sometimes accompanies the filling of the Spirit and people experience it in their hands or some other part of their bodies. One person described a feeling of 'glowing all over'. Another said she experienced 'liquid heat'. Still another described 'burning in my arms when I was not hot'.
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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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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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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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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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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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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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The resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
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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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What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
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There are many things that were harder to discuss back in the 80's and early 90's than they are now, and this also works the opposite way for other things.
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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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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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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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We are very good judges for the mistakes of others, but very good defence lawyers for our own mistakes.
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