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- Telling the truth ... is not solely a matter of moral character; it is also a matter of correct appreciation of real situations and of…
- Consequently there is a need for spiritual vitality. What protection is there against the danger of organisation? Man is once more faced with the problem…
- Destruction of the embryo in the mother's womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed upon this nascent life.
- The question of why evil exists is not a theological question, for it assumes that it is possible to go behind the existence forced upon…
- The fearful danger of the present time is that above the cry for authority, we forget that man stands alone before the ultimate authority, and…
- True prayer is done in secret, but this does not rule out the fellowship of prayer altogether, however clearly we may be aware of its…
- The earthly form of Christ is the form that died on the cross. The image of God is the image of Christ crucified. It is…
- Only the man who follows the command of Jesus single-mindedly, and unresistingly lets his yoke rest upon him, finds his burden easy, and under its…
- Destruction of the embryo in the mother's womb is a violation of the right to live which God has bestowed upon this nascent life. To…
- Time is the most precious gift in our possession, for it is the most irrevocable. This is what makes it so disturbing to look back…
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