The call of Christ is a call to live a life of sacrifice and loss and suffering--a life that would be foolish to live if there were no resurrection from the dead.
Hurried and worried until we're buried, and there's no curtain call, Lifes a very funny proposition after all.
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Hurried and worried until we're buried, and there's no curtain call, Lifes a very funny proposition after all.
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