A Christian isn't necessarily any nicer than anybody else, just better…

Frederick Buechner
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A Christian isn't necessarily any nicer than anybody else, just better informed. ✨ Frederick Buechner (1973). Wishful thinking: a theological ABC., Harper San Francisco
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A Christian isn't necessarily any nicer than anybody else, just better informed. ✨ Frederick Buechner (1973). Wishful thinking: a theological ABC., Harper San Francisco

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