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• To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. — Isaac Asimov
• Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
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• My parents were early converts to Christianity in my part of Nigeria. They were not just converts; my father was an evangelist,… — Chinua Achebe
• God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. — Saint Augustine
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