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Christianity is in no way a stoic faith. It fundamentally rejects the stiff upper lip school of thought.

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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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