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    Less is More

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    Mardy Grothe
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    Luke 16:13, Matthew 6:21, 1 Corinthians 14:33, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Titus 2:11-12, 1 Peter 1:14-16
    Less is more. Coined by Robert Browning and popularized by the German-born American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, nothing could be further from the literal truth. But when people use this exp...

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    The Origins of the Paradox

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    Mardy Grothe
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    Matthew 23:11, Mark 9:35, Luke 17:33, 2 Corinthians 6:10, James 1:2
    Paradox...comes from two ancient Greek words, para meaning “beyond” and doxa meaning “opinion.” Literally, it means “beyond opinion,” but it originally conveyed the sense of “being beyond the pale of ...