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When it comes to understanding and appreciating grace, our biggest problem is our so-called goodness...not our self-perceived badness.

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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