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There is the truthAnd then there isThe whole truth. And there are thoseWho do not see the differenceAnd then there are thoseWho do.

Is there a way to fix stupid? Yes! But there’s a catch,Because it’s the stupid guyThat has to fix it.

The state of the art in technologyHas been improved since you started reading this,While the state of the art in humanityHas not been improved since the creation.

It is anathema to the good sense of mostThat God would preserve wicked Cain—Or wicked Satan, for that matter—That they should go on for even an hour after their sin. But he had his reasons—And they’d have to studyThe rest … Continue reading →

It is the story of one’s life—What he will push through And what he will not.And his years will be reckoned By the mosaic of it all—Some tiles being by natureMore important than others—And that nature being All too often … Continue reading →

You wouldn’t know it by what you see in the churches today, but the original religion of God was to be one of deep and careful consideration—as a way of life! Consider this list of example passages from the Bible, … Continue reading →

“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city.” Jeremiah 5:1. NIV How could it … Continue reading →

As I ponder the difficulties of translating the Bible documents from their original languages, two particular ones come to mind: In the first, you have to render it somehow; you can’t just leave it blank. And how unsettling that must … Continue reading →

The man himself sinsBut blames it on SatanOr on the pressures he’s facingOr on his bad mood or his fatigueOr on the difficult behavior of those around himOr on the bad circumstances of the dayOr on the abuses from his … Continue reading →

The ambitious sort who does not love the truth or the people, wants things like money and power and prestige. And for this, he needs customers, whom he attempts to gain by way of offering goods or services of value. … Continue reading →