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The truth is that when it comes to suffering, if we do not go to our graves in confusion, we will not go to our graves trusting. Explanations are a substitute for trust.

Tullian Tchividjian

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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
Pastor
Writer
Jacksonville
Florida
William Graham Tullian Tchividjian
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Confusion
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Explanations
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Trusting
Truth
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