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The Useless Box

Atop his body sits a box so important That he takes it with him wherever he goes.

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To Hide a Treasure

If you want to hide a treasureWhere few are likely to find it,Hide it behind the workThat few are likely to do.

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The Help of Competent Friends

The help of competent friends is a blessingThat those without it can hardly imagine.

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A Common Perversion of Humans

It is a common perversion of humansThat they should hate one injustice,But not another.

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People are Just Too Afraid

People are just too afraidOf truthOf growingOf interactingOf being wrong Of learning anythingAnd of making any changes.They are much more comfortableHalf the time having their eyes shut than opened.

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People Talk of Giving their All

People talk of giving their allAs if they really knowHow to do that.

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Such Are But Cities of Cain

So God puts man here in this world firstBecause man is not born ready for that second world,And must have time to learn God’s waysAnd to wrestle with his own will—Should he be the sort to will that. And so … Continue reading

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The Man Assumes

The man assumesHe’s not assuming too much.

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I Have Not Found a Church Yet

I have not found a church yetFor which there’s not a great dealIn the Bible that does not really fitWith their official beliefs and practices.

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Are Azazel and Satan the Same Being?

There are differing opinions (of old) on whether Azazel and Satan are the same being. So to start off, let me introduce Azazel by what are probably the three most famous passages about him—the first from the Bible, and the … Continue reading

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