I have come to know a God who has a soft spot for rebels, who recruits…

Philip Yancey
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I have come to know a God who has a soft spot for rebels, who recruits people like the adulterer David, the whiner Jeremiah, the traitor Peter, and the human-rights abuser Saul of Tarsus. I have come to know a God whose Son made prodigals the heroes of his stories and the trophies of his ministry. ✨ Philip Yancey (2010). What Good is God?: On the Road with Stories of Grace, p.185, Hachette UK
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