Thus dwelt together in love these simple Acadian farmers: dwelt in the love of God and man. Alike were they free from fear, that reigns with the tyrant, and envy, the vice of republics. Henry W. Longfellow, Evangeline We do not have to look far to see what the poet meant when he flagged envyContinue reading “The Vice of Republics”
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The Evil Eye of Envy
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Is thy eye evil because I am good? Matthew 20:15 Certain laborers have been laboring in vineyard since “early in the morning.” Having “borne the burden of the day and the heats,” they justly feel they have earned the penny that was promised them.Continue reading “The Evil Eye of Envy”
"His Tongue shall Speak Judgment" 