Living and Dying in the Realm of Forgetful People
March 13, 2018God once asked a murderer about the location of his victim. The murderer evaded the question by posing another: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
God once asked a murderer about the location of his victim. The murderer evaded the question by posing another: “Am I my brother’s keeper?”
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