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Often, we ignore the fact that our spiritual condition and psychological state of mind are highly affected by what is happening to us physically. Sometimes depression is simply the result of exhaustion.

Tony Campolo

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Tony Campolo
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: February 25
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