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When Anger is a Fruit of the Spirit: The Anger of Joyful Thankfulness

According to Ephesians 4:26, and Proverbs 8:13, anger is indifferent, and can only be good or bad based on its object. It can be the fruit of the spirit, or the fruit of the flesh. To not be angry at … Continue reading

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From Jesus to Elf: A Partial Genealogy of Dives, or Why Elf is Not a Bad Movie

Elf A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is an inversion of the parable of Lazarus and Dives. The lesson of Passion and Patience in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegorized form of the parable of Lazarus and Dives. It’s a Wonderful Life is an inversion … Continue reading

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