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One cannot help the evil thoughts that come, but it is the thoughts we cultivate that make the difference between good or evil. We don't have to open the door to the devil and say, Make yourself at home.
Vance Havner
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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
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The primary qualification for a missionary is not love for souls, as we so often hear, but love for Christ.
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Jesus is all we have he is all we need and all we want. We are shipwrecked on God and stranded on omnipotence!
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It is not our responsibility to make it acceptable it is our duty to make it available.
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