David Pawson (1930-2020): One of the greatest Bible teachers of his generation
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Sam Hailes2020-05-22T00:00:00
The British Bible teacher David Pawson has died aged 90 after a battle with bone cancer and a mild form of Parkinson's disease. Sam Hailes remembers him
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