There is something very unbecoming about a man of God who is always defending himself. Whenever one makes an observation, raises a question or offers a rebuke, if walls of defense immediately go up, it erodes respect.

— Brian Borgman (b. 1967), Pastor, Autor, Konferenzredner

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