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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 →

Reading the Bible is somewhat like looking into Harry Potter’s Mirror of Erised. That is, the actual meaning of the content aside, people tend to see in it what they want to see. I don’t mean to suggest that it’s … Continue reading →

As if they were public defenders, looking to champion The most absurd cause imaginable,Some of them will even defend Judas Iscariot,As if he did not go willingly into that darkness,But had been forced there by virtueOf having grown up in … Continue reading →

Having diligently studied Matthew 7,Right up to the comma, noninclusive,He is now expert on the teachings of JesusAnd can tell you exactly what you ought not be doing―Which includes, chiefly, reminding him of certain mattersOf diligence regarding those teachings―Things he … Continue reading →

Some among those in the churches―some, mind you, and not nearly all―will cry out against the hypocrites in the churches. They call them Pharisees, and rail at them with deep conviction over their hypocrisy―over claiming to be loyal to God … Continue reading →

By the time I was six or seven,I was well-convinced that my denominationWas the best there was, and thatMy congregation was the best in townOf that denomination.

He was at his church once,And he heard the leader saying a thingThat he pretty much knew Didn’t jibe with scripture.