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For most, Christianity is an inherited religion, replete with assumptions that are rarely put to the test. Among them are frequently things like these: The contents of the Bible are all settled as per God’s wishes, and are accurately translated. … Continue reading →

If you were all-in, There’s no telling What we could do. There’s no tellingWhat we could solveAnd what we could overcomeTogether.

I told him he wasn’t listening.And he ignored that, too.

By a stroke of undeserved luck, I knew a very nice lady Who had known this man—At whom we all wonderFor how he made such good useOf the mind God gave him.

The student loans that are getting so much attention at present were never legal in the first place. Under our Constitution, the United States Congress never has had authority to initiate such a program. Had the people of the United … Continue reading →

It’s been 21 years now since it happened. Have you paid enough attention yet to figure out that the official 9/11 Commission explanation is bogus? And have you paid enough attention to figure out that one of the most popular … Continue reading →

The one child has learned toExplore what is new,While the other cowers from it. The first learns to manage risk,And the second, to be ruled by it.

Suppose you had to actually Use the mind God gave youIn order to understand God—Just like you have to useThe legs he gave youIn order to stand.

We manage to see much, though not all,Of the harm others do to us.Yet we see much less of the harmThat we do to others. And this raises the questionOf what we want to see.

The blind may manage to see some blurry valueIn someday going to heaven to be with Jesus,But none of them can see value in learningTo act and think like him right now.