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I say let's be idealists. Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not yet see (Hebrews 11:1).
Shane Claiborne
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Shane Claiborne
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 11
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Dance until they kill you, and then we'll dance some more.
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