Gigi Graham
{{Short description|American Christian author and speaker}}
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| birth_name = Virginia Leftwich Graham
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|9|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Montreat, North Carolina, U.S.
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| occupation = Speaker, author, evangelist
| notablework = A Quiet Knowing (W Publishing, 2001), Currents of the Heart (Multnomah Publishers, 1996), Passing It On (Word Publishing, 1993).
| period = 1978–present
| genre = Christian non-fiction
| relatives = Billy Graham (father)
Ruth Bell Graham (mother)
Anne Graham Lotz (sister)
Franklin Graham (brother)
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| alma_mater = Mary Baldwin College
| spouse = Stephan Tchividjian (d. 2010)
| children = 7, including Tullian Tchividjian
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Virginia Leftwich “Gigi” Graham Tchividjian, (born 21 September 1945) is an American Christian author and speaker.{{cite news |date=8 July 2005 |title=The next generation |newspaper=Christian History Institute |url=https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/the-next-generation-billy-graham |access-date=18 October 2023}} She is the eldest child of Billy and Ruth Graham.
Personal life
Graham was married to the late Stephan Tchividjian, with whom she had seven children: pastor Stephan Tchividjian, Berjdette Barker, Basyle "Boz" Tchividjian, founder of Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment, pastor Tullian Tchividjian,{{cite news |last1=Blair |first1=Leonardo |date=March 17, 2016 |title=Willow Creek [Winter Springs, Florida] Fires Tullian Tchvidjian After He Confesses to Another Affair |work=Christian Post |url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/tullian-tchvidjian-billy-graham-willow-creek-church-confesses-to-another-affair-159420/page1.html |access-date=April 27, 2016}} Aram Tchividjian, Jerushah Duford,{{cite news |date=5 Aug 2020 |title=I'm Billy Graham's granddaughter. Evangelical support for Donald Trump insults his legacy |newspaper=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/08/25/billy-graham-evangelicals-support-donald-trump-hypocrisy-column/5625617002/ |access-date=18 October 2023}} and Antony Tchividjian.
Arrest
On July 1, 2005, Graham was arrested and charged with the physical abuse of her then husband. She was charged with misdemeanor domestic abuse and released on her own recognizance the following day.{{cite news |date=8 July 2005 |title=Evangelist Billy Graham's Daughter Arrested For Spousal Abuse Books |newspaper=WRALNews.com |url=https://www.wral.com/1090956/ |access-date=18 October 2023}}
Bibliography
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- (1979) Thank You, Lord, for My Home
- (1982) A Woman's Search for Serenity {{ISBN|0-80-075102-7}}
- (1984) Sincerely — Gigi {{ISBN|0-31-044850-6}}
- (1991) Weather of the Heart: Glimpses of God in Sunlight and Storm {{ISBN|0-88-070447-0}}
- (1992) Passing It on: Four Generations of Graham Traditions {{ISBN|1-56-977500-1}}
- (1992) Marriage: Questions Women Ask
- (1993) A Search for Serenity: Encouragement for Your Weary Days {{ISBN|0-80-108908-5}}
- (1996) Currents of the Heart: Glimpses of God in the Stream of Life {{ISBN|1-56-977500-1}}
- (1997) Coffee and Conversation With Ruth Bell Graham and Gigi Graham Tchividjian {{ISBN|1-56-955041-7}}
- (1998) Mothers Together with Ruth Bell Graham {{ISBN|0-80-101166-3}}
- (2000) Weatherproof Your Heart {{ISBN|0-80-078673-4}}
- (2001) For Women Only: Keeping Your Balance in a Changing World {{ISBN|0-80-106360-4}}
- (2005) A Quiet Knowing with Ruth Bell Graham {{ISBN|08-49-90608-3}}
- (2008) Prodigal and Those Who Love Them: Word of Encouragement for Those Who Wait with Ruth Bell Graham {{ISBN|0-80-107155-0}}
References
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{{Billy Graham}}
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