Quotemeal: Dec. 7th, 1960

Wednesday, December 7, 1960

"The opposite of joy is not sorrow. It is unbelief."
— Leslie Weatherhead

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Illustration of Leslie Weatherhead — "The opposite of joy is not sorrow. It is unbelief."

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