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Let us preach Christ, let us be faithful to proclaiming the Gospel, but let's leave judgment in the hands of God.

Tony Campolo

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Tony Campolo
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: February 25
Author
Pastor
Sociologist
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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