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We must build our faith not on fading lights but on the Light that never fails.

Oswald Chambers

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Oswald Chambers
Age: 43 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 24
Died: 1917
Died: November 15
Author
Theologian
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Aiberdeen
Failing
Faith
Light
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Fading
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Lights
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