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Mark Driscoll
Mark Driscoll

Mark Driscoll is an American pastor born on October 11, 1970. Known for his straightforward teaching style and profound biblical knowledge, he is one of the leading figures in modern evangelical Christianity. more

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“So,” Marasi said, “you traded a dead man’s scarf for another dead man’s gun. But…the gun itself belonged to someone dead, so by the same logic—” “Don’t try,” Waxillium said. “Logic doesn’t work on Wayne.” “I bought a ward against it off a traveling fortune-teller,” Wayne explained. “It lets me add two ’n’ two and get a pickle.”

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