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God's ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and become like Christ.

Rick Warren

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Rick Warren
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 28
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San Jose
California
Richard Duane Warren
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