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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
Author
Barrister
Writer
Inner and Outer London
Nicholas Glyn Paul Gumbel
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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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I believe that sex is for marriage, and that's regardless of whether it's homosexual or hetero sexual.
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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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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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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.
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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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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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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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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Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.
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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 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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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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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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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 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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Until God opens the next door, praise Him in the hallway.
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Don't judge a person by their past. They don't necessarily live there anymore.
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