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When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, 'Why god? Why me?' and the...more

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I don't believe in any actual thinking God that marks the fall of every bird in Australia or every bug in India, a God that records all of our sins in...more

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Such grave matters as sin and forgiveness should remain between man and God

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If a man dethrones God in his heart, Satan must ascend to His position.

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Also, I'm angry. I know life is hard, I think everyone knows that in their hearts, but why does it have to be cruel, as well? Why does it have to bite...more

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You said 'God is cruel' the way a person who's lived his whole life on Tahiti might say 'Snow is cold'. You knew, but you didn't understand." He stepp...more

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If God rewards us on earth for good deeds—the Old Testament suggests it’s so, and the Puritans certainly believed it—then maybe Satan rewards us for e...more

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And what would they find on sale? His sanity? Could be. Half-Price. Smoke and Water Damage. Everything Must Go.

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God and heaven lasted about four years longer than the Tooth Fairy

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The young man was sort of ... well ... peering at this shovel, and Lisey knew not by his face but by the whole awkward this-way-n-that jut of his lank...more

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Oh Christ, he understood more than he wanted to right now. Give me a chance, Louis thought, and I’llunderstand myself right into the nearest mental as...more

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Christ.No, not Christ. These leavings were made in propitiation of a much older God than the Christian one. People have called Him different things at...more

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You learned to accept, or you ended up in a small room writing letters home with Crayolas.

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When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the...more

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never's the word God listens for when he needs a laugh.