Bill Hybels Quotes

If you're a parent, you know how incredibly good it feels when one of your children spontaneously thanks you for something. God is our Father, and he, too, is moved when we express our thanksgiving.

Bill Hybels

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  Bill Hybels
  • Good
  • God
  • Children