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Some you will thinkHave left too earlyAnd some too late. But at lengthYou too will leaveAnd go to where you Can talk it all overWith the Dispatcher.

He does not entirely Lose an argumentWho learns from it.

If you wanted to straighten out A boatload of Bible interpretation problems, You could start by seeing to it that never again Would anyone mistake themselves for being In the immediate audience to whom A passage was written, when they … Continue reading →

Many a good this has been resentedBecause it is not that—Many a good thenBecause it is not now—Many a good who it isBecause of who it isn’t. And we have not yet learnedTo bear disappointmentHonestly and justly.

If you’re interested in studying the Bible, you may find that your friends at church are not. And if you learn a lot while studying the Bible, you may find that it’s causing conflict with your friends who are not … Continue reading →

It was their first dateAnd she could see how he caredAbout who she wasBy the fact that he Had a thousand questionsAnd strove to understand her life.

What a fool finds to do with himselfIs rarely foolisher then whenHe decides that the world needsNew definitions for established words.

People’s minds are messy. In many things involving both our understandingAnd the way we explain that understandingWe are fuzzy and imprecise and technically incorrect In some regards, even if not in every regard.

When a man lacks desireFor the very nutritionThat would cure him,He has two diseases.

These world starvesEven as the feastIs served up Piping hot andIn abundance—Spread out for all. They will not comeFor they have foundOther fare theyLike better.