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Those Who See Their Lives As Spoiled And Wasted ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007 (message contributor)
"Those who see their lives as spoiled and wasted crave equality and fraternity more than they do freedom. If they clamor for freedom, it is but freedom to establish equality and uniformity. The passion for equality is partly a passion for anonymity: to be one thread of the many which make up a tunic; one thread not distinguishable from the others. No one can then point us out, measure us against others and expose our inferiority."
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That's The Only Problem PRO
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 17, 2003
[That’s the Only Problem] The young man had finished his first semester in college, and was spending the weekend at home. Somewhat bored with the old place, he was regaling his father with the wonders of his campus and the enlightened people there. After getting up a head of steam and warming up ...read more
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Consider This Story Told By Bernard L. Brown, ...
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 1, 2004
Consider this story told by Bernard L. Brown, Jr., president of the Kennestone Regional Health Care System in the state of Georgia. Brown once worked in a hospital where a patient knocked over a cup of water, which spilled on the floor beside the patient’s bed. The patient was afraid he might ...read more
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