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The statistician will collect and publish statistics about how people are, and the rest of the world tends to take those stats as rules. And in doing so, they often draw some bad conclusions. For instance, when some certain ailments … Continue reading →

She wants a quick fixFor a problem thatShe doesn’t even really understand,That has developedOver many years,And from a multitude of causes,Most of which she has notEven identified yet.

The kindness of ChristWithout the sternness of ChristIs not true kindness at all,But a twisted religionThat does not run off the wolvesAnd lets them devour the people.

They want to find in churchSomething important and real—Some place to belongAnd something worthy to be doing.

The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out. Proverbs 20:5. NIV He thinks he knowsWhat lies inside his own heart,For it is, after all,His own heart.

She pours herself out into the abyss, Having long since realized That its bottom is missing, And that her pouring Can never fill it. She knows.

Isn’t it interesting that even though God says, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay”,We humans do have the meansTo cross that line ourselvesDoing what is only God’s to do?

It’s amazing how fruitful One person’s influenceCan be in the hearts of thoseWho are willing to be influenced—And how it can fall utterly flatIn the hearts of those who aren’t.

Not everything that happens to you is God’s will. Don’t forget the obvious: There is still sin and error in this world—Things that he himself warns against—Things that even common experience in this worldWarns against—Things that those who harm us … Continue reading →

When under constant attackBy enemies of truth,How could any human soul Thrive and flourishAnd be happy—Unless, possibly,Under the profound influenceOf an unusually clear and palpable hopeThat better and eternal things Do surely await thoseWho endure and overcome?