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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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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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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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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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Don't let regrets about the past or worries about the future rob you of your enjoyment of the present.
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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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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.
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People may hurt you but God will heal you. People may humiliate you but God will honour you. People may judge you but God will justify you.
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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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Prayer for the city is important. For every city in the world, the city should be prayed for. Particularly for London, it is a strategic city for the UK as well as the world, therefore the future of London is significant to the UK, and also the rest of the world.
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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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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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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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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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Stop looking for the perfect church. It does not exist. Even if it did exist, the moment we joined it, it would no longer be perfect!
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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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Appreciate those who love you. Serve those who need you. Forgive those who hurt you. Thank those who help you.
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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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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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The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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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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