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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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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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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 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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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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Too often we try to use God to change our circumstance, when God is trying to use our circumstance to change us.
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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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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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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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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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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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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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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.
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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 resurrection of Jesus is rooted in history, grounded in scripture and confirmed in experience.
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Sometimes God teaches us how to solve our problems. Sometimes God teaches us how to face our problems
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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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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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Just because you are struggling does NOT mean you are failing. Every great success requires some kind of struggle to get there.
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What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
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