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A Plow & Some Tears

“To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears – THAT is Christianity!”

~ Watchman Nee

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Category: Spirituality

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Frank Viola is a best-selling author, blogger, speaker, and consultant to authors and writers. His mission is to help serious followers of Jesus know their Lord more deeply so they can experience real transformation and make a lasting impact. To learn more about Frank and his work, go to 20 Years of Projects. To invite Frank to speak at your event, go to his Speaking Page. Due to a new problem with persistent spam that we haven’t figured out how to control, comments are closed for the present time. To contact Frank, use the “Contact” page in the top menu.

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  1. kyle

    January 28, 2011 at 2:16 AM

    Interesting quote. Do you know the reference for that?

    • frankaviola

      January 28, 2011 at 8:20 AM

      I could be wrong, but I think it’s in “What Shall This Man Do?” http://www.ptmin.org/library

  2. Marni Arnold

    January 26, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    That is some powerful stuff right there! So very true! Thank you for sharing this, Frank!

  3. Michael Young

    January 26, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    Wow.
    Profound.
    And Amen.

  4. miltrodriguez

    January 26, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    I love that quote!

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