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I will not marry you
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What It Is
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You smile at the wind I shudder at
for the wight of death is my only glazier.
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You are a devil now because you had first been an angel
The Marquise of O- by Heinrich von Kleist
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The Internal Sex Script
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I will not marry you
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The Pass-list
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God Loves Her, More Than You Do
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No, do not gloat, but give me your help and support
A plangent appeal for grace, Leo Tolstoy
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Please Don't Hurt People Who Make You Happy
An attempt to exposit 2 Corinthians 1:23-24, 2:1-11
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My Hands Are Not Clean
How I am stricken within me
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Whatever virtues the novel might have, they are connected to the limitations you mention
a love for the imperfect
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Your favorite dish should be one you have often
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy
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We are all alone in the world
alone, alone, alone
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Words, Wounds, and Wonder
Words, Wounds, and Wonder
Do not believe that he who seeks to comfort you lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. His life has much difficulty and sadness and remains far behind yours...
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You smile at the wind I shudder at
for the wight of death is my only glazier.
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No, do not gloat, but give me your help and support
A plangent appeal for grace, Leo Tolstoy
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What is it to you?
You Follow Christ!
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When I don't believe God, or the Bible, anymore
but I am staying
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2. Kings Don't Shout
Are you king enough to be kind?
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1. Kings Don't Shout
though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal to you. We need leaders, not…
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Grace Found Me
what are mere grades on a piece of paper?
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Education in Serious Joy
And when all is said and done, it's only God who can create in us joy in God
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