"Once traveling, it's remarkable how quickly faith erodes.……" — Leif Enger
"Once traveling, it's remarkable how quickly faith erodes. It starts to look like something else--ignorance, for example. Same thing happened to the Israelites. Sure it's weak, but sometimes you'd rather just have a map."
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Leif Enger
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31 Quotes by Leif Enger
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I prayed the Lord would sort (my prayers) out and answer as needed. Above all that he would hurry.
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Fresh peach pie can lift a bullying reprobate into apologetic courtesy; I have watched it happen.
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