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Episode 204·Jul 25, 2025
"Emma," Austen, and Biblical Rebuke
A passage from Jane Austen's "Emma" reveals the complexity of the commandment to rebuke one's fellow.
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Corner Cutting on the Field and in Life
The history of the phrase "cut corners" offers insight into the prohibition against giving the various crop offerings out of order.
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