sin
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Original Sin
Listen up,all you original sinners:we've gotten it backwards. When Augustine first proposedthe doctrine,it wasn't to say,"See how bad you are!" Augustine assertedthe opposite: "You struggle with sin because you inherited the tendancy toward it. It's not your fault!" Text and image… Continue reading
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Steal This Bible
Steal this Bible from Days Inn!reads the stickeron the King James Biblefrom the bedside standin the motel where he's stoppedin the middle of Nebraskaon the cold side of I-80. Neon glows through the rain-streaked window,falls on the words of the… Continue reading
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Our Greatest Sin
Our greatest sinis superficiality. We find the Divinein the the depth of things. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Tree of Secrets
The First Children,playing together in the Marvelous Garden,stop to restbeneath the laden branchesof the Tree of Secrets. What is this ripe, round, richly scented fruit? Eve,not yet knowing right from wrong,takes a sloppy bite.Adam,not yet knowing wrong from right,licks the… Continue reading