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People received, affirmed and experienced grace in many different forms.

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Rob Bell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 23
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Ingham County
Michigan
Different
People
Affirmed
Received
Experienced
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Grace
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