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The Promise Keeper ofEli's Diner

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Every morning for thirty-seven years, Eli Vasquez opened his diner on Magnolia Street in San Antonio at 5:15 a.m. sharp. Rain, ice storms, July heat...

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1 Corinthians 1:3-9

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