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It's better to feel sorry for doing something bad than to feel superior for doing something good.

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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
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Jacksonville
Florida
William Graham Tullian Tchividjian
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I ended up dropping out of high school at 16 and getting kicked out of my home. My parents told me, sadly, that because I was so disruptive to the rest of the household, that I could no longer live under their roof.
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I was afraid that if I surrendered my life over to God, God would tell me not to do those things that I desperately wanted to do.
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Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.
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If you feel compelled to respond every time you're criticized it reveals just how much you've built your identity on being right.
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