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title: 'Tendency: The Effect of Trend and Drift in the Development of Life'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'James Isaac Vance'
date: 1910-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Anthropology (Doctrine of Man)'
scriptures:
- 'John 14'
- 'Romans 8'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/vance-1910-tendency-the-effect-of-trend-and-drift-in-the-development-of-life
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# Tendency: The Effect of Trend and Drift in the Development of Life

An essay on 'tendency': life is always moving toward a destiny. Vance argues character is formed by trend or drift—toward Christlike maturity or decline—so direction matters more than circumstance.

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