“Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Although poor, he was envied by all, for he owned a beautiful white horse.”

— Max Lucado

"The Old Man and the White Horse" http://barnabasministry.com/quotes-oldmanwhitehorse.html
In the Eye of the Storm (1991)
Context: Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Although poor, he was envied by all, for he owned a beautiful white horse. Even the king coveted his treasure. A horse like this had never been seen before — such was its splendor, its majesty, its strength.

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American clergyman and writer 1955

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