Tag: submission
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Manipulation, from the Latin for handful
We are natural manipulators. We seek our own advantage; we maneuver to get what we want; and sometimes we do it in subtle ways that allow us to feel morally superior.
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Three Types of Strength
Everyone will suffer. Everyone will need moral strength at times. But how will they get it?
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On Goats and Sheep
Have you ever tried to help an animal, but because it didn’t understand, was hurt and afraid, it wouldn’t let you? Animals often don’t understand when we’re trying to do what’s best for them. And because they don’t understand, they fight.
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When Burdens Turn Into Blessings
I once overheard a conversation that has stuck with me for close to 30 years. Two women were talking about God, and one of them said something like this: I don’t like God. He plays favorites.