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We prefer the shadows where we feel safe over the light which exposes us and causes us to say 'woe is me!'

R. C. Sproul

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R. C. Sproul
Age: 78 †
Born: 1939
Born: February 13
Died: 2017
Died: December 14
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Shadows
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Safe
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Light
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Exposes
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