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There's nothing like suffering to remind us how not in control we actually are, how little power we ultimately have, and how much we ultimately need God.

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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
Pastor
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Jacksonville
Florida
William Graham Tullian Tchividjian
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