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There he stands, recently disemboweled By the razor-edge of your rhetorical question,And all he can think of at this pointIs to insult your swordsmanship,Demanding that a better fencerWould elaborate.

They lean so hard on their surrogate certainties,Putting their faith wherever they mayTo keep at bay the vexing question―That destroyer of worlds―That unsettler of minds―That upsetter of apple carts.

Somehow, he had gotten the ideaThat he was using his own brainTo do his own processingOf the things he would discuss.

It was his chiefest aim in lifeTo be like everyone else,By which he most certainly did not meanThose who are unlike everyone else,But only those who are like everyone else.

Deep thinking is so uncommon in today’s churches that the one who is doing it will seem quite the misfit. The one trying to understand how all the Bible details were to fit together―the one trying to make sure the … Continue reading →

One danger with giving generous quarter to investigation is that one might well chance upon a truth here or there that he is not willing to admit into his beliefs.

On the road to Repentance, One happens upon the sort who will Praise him for being on that way,Declaring what an inspiration it isTo see someone turning it around―And overcoming oppression―And making something of himself.

They can’t seem to settle on the best reasonTo do the right thing. Some say it is so that you won’t get in trouble.

There is a huge difference from one human to the nextRegarding how serious we are about sin.And there is a huger difference still in this regardBetween the best of us and God.

If it’s true as he says―that he knows that He has not studied it deeply,And that he has quite a limited view,And could well be wrong in what he’s about to say―Then why in the world is the fool venturingTo … Continue reading →