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That may sound a big vague, but what has struck me in city after city is that despite our differences and diversity, there's a common humanity we all share. In many ways we're all searching and longing for the same things.

Rob Bell

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Rob Bell
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: August 23
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Theologian
Ingham County
Michigan
Humanity
Longing
Common
Diversity
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Despite
Bigs
City
May
Cities
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Differences
Struck
Way
Share
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Things
Ways
Vague

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