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There are moments when we have to return to our roots.

Rob Bell

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Rob Bell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 23
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Ingham County
Michigan
Roots
Return
Moments

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You're here, you're breathing, you are the recipient of an extraordinary act of generosity called life.
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