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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
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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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Personally I think people's labels are terribly unhelpful because they enable you to dismiss things.
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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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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 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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Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.
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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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If God answers 'Yes', He is increasing your faith. If 'Wait', He is increasing your patience. If 'No', He has something better for you.
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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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Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond.
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What unites the church is infinitely more important than what divides us.
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Difficulties come into our lives to develop us. Every storm is a school. Every trial is a teacher. Every experience is an education.
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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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If the grass looks greener on the other side, it is probably astroturf.
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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 believe that sex is for marriage, and that's regardless of whether it's homosexual or hetero sexual.
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Things are changed by a faith that defies obstacles and laughs at impossibilities.
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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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