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If you argue long with a fool—And well and true and honorably—You should be prepared To be accused of arrogance.

Does the baby Not also belongTo the fatherAnd to itselfAnd to God?

How can we pass through this generationWithout making its mistakes?

The stuff you never thought ofIs stuff you’ll never think ofAs long as you’re not thinking. That’s how it works.

Both sides have their imperfections,And this is immensely useful in a gameIn which your side’s most popularly-cherished value Lies in always having something about the other to criticize.

For most, the Christian experience is not one that includes the learning of all the documents collected into the Bible in its various versions. Rather, it involves adopting a convenient overview of it all, even without exhaustive study of the … Continue reading →

If I were told that I had but a month to remain here on EarthSurely I would reflect on many things in my waning daysAs I said my goodbyes to this place and its people.

When I chance upon a good ideaThat God had firstAnd I repeat it to my fellowsAnd get no reply,I should keep in mind That they probably aren’t Replying to God about it, either. And that is the greater matter.

Many will find fault With what you sayAnd some of that fault Will be actual.

In my youthWhen I thought I was cleverTo see truth as a one-linerI did not well understandThat there are indeed some truths—And worthy ones at that—That cannot be well stated In but a single line.