The church is, above all, a place to receive grace: it brings forgiven people together with the aim of equipping us to dispense grace to others. (Philip Yancey)

The church is, above all, a place to receive grace: it brings forgiven people together with the aim of equipping us to dispense grace to others.

Philip Yancey

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