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Better Skeptic than Cynic

Nathaniel [Nash] intuitively understood that there was a difference between skepticism and cynicism. ... Skepticism is about asking questions, being dubious, ...


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A Respectful Witness

Civility, which I take to be a strong virtue and not simply wimpishness, requires that we not try to cram our beliefs down anybody's throats, whether ...


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What's Eternal Life Worth?

For a little reward men make a long journey; for eternal life many will scarce lift a foot once from the ground.


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Great Expectations

A conductor cannot plan beyond the musicians' abilities, but he must plan up to their possibilities.


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Shallow Knowledge

The situation today is Lots of knowledge, but little understanding


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The Bible Is the Best Protection

Our human reasoning alone isn't enough to discern truth from error. The best protection against deception is to know God's revealed truth, the ...


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Helpful Heretics

Heretics often provided a great service to the church. For example, Marcion rejected the Old Testament and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and John, thus ...


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Looks Great--But Can It Fly?

The difference between the requirements of art and science is charmingly shown in the work of Leonardo da Vinci. About the beauty of da Vinci's art, ...


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An Angel Inside

I've read that Michelangelo, the great sculptor and painter, was pushing a heavy rock up a small incline to his work area so that he could do some ...


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The Purpose of Discernment

When we discern that people are not going on spiritually and allow the discernment to turn to criticism, we block our way to God. God never gives us discernment ...


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