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The six things in life that never get boring are knowing and loving God, your neighbor, and yourself.

Peter Kreeft

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Peter Kreeft
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: March 16
Philosopher
Professor
Theologian
Writer
Paterson
New Jersey
Peter John Kreeft
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Boring
Loving
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A God who did not abolish suffering-worse , a God who abolished sin precisely by suffering-is a scandal to the modern mind.
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If you want to get wet, go out to where it is raining If you want to be a saint, find one and hang out with him.
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