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The Uses Of Fear

The Uses Of Fear

When is dwelling on threatening things laudable, and when is it destructive?

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Apr 16, 2021
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‘We lived above the clouds’ - Fani Jägerstätter, ‘A Hidden Life’

I’m sorry for missing last night’s mailing. I knew what I wanted to write about, but I didn’t want to proceed until I got an okay from the author of a letter I received. I did get it, and reproduce it below, with slight editing to protect his identity. The author is a Lutheran (LCMS) pastor:

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