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Freedom in Christ (01/21/09 - 26 Comments)
(Continued from yesterday) My friend and I had taken hours out of our weekend to clean Barb's squalid, rundown house. But then, when she got home, she was angry--very angry. Now there was one thing I neglected to say about Barb. Beside her couch/bed was one of those Rubbermaid containers, the kind with several drawers. Each of these drawers contained an assortment of silk Hermes scarves. Each of these scarves, we later learned, had been...


Book Review - Incomprehensible Demoralization (12/20/08 - 9 Comments)
It's probably not a good idea for a drug addict to work as a pharmacist. Actually, I'd say it's definitely not a good idea for a drug addict to work as a pharmacist. And yet, in 1996, when Jared Combs graduated from school and became a licensed pharmacist, he was heavily addicted to all kinds of drugs--any kind of drug, really. As is so often the case, Combs had to be brought low--very low--before he...


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