The Cross of Christ may have overcome evil, but it did not overcome un…

Philip Yancey
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The Cross of Christ may have overcome evil, but it did not overcome unfairness. For that, Easter is required. ✨ Philip Yancey (2009). Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud, p.151, Harper Collins
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The Cross of Christ may have overcome evil, but it did not overcome unfairness. For that, Easter is required. ✨ Philip Yancey (2009). Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud, p.151, Harper Collins

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