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The Law of Love and The Law of Violence by Leo Tolstoy

In this essay, Leo Tolstoy discusses how government is not compatible with Christian teaching. Download the free ebook from our ebook library

As A Man Thinketh by James Allen

In As a Man Thinketh, author James Allen discusses the direct connection between our thoughts and our happiness, arguing that our thoughts create our reality, and that by changing our thoughts, we can change our lives...

A Bearable Darkness of Being by Rand Eastwood

Do we control our shadows, or do our shadows control us? And what if our shadows could do a better job of living our lives? If so, could we somehow allow them to? Download the free Ebook!

The Importance of Honesty, Integrity, & Authenticity

I recently found myself in the unfortunate position of having to end—or at least greatly curtail—a relationship with someone close to me...

On The Shortness of Life by Lucius Seneca

On the Shortness of Life was written by the Stoic Philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca, aka Seneca the Younger, wherein he discusses how people waste so much of their time in meaningless pursuits...plus free ebook!

Forgiving The Unforgivable

Sometimes it can seem impossible to forgive someone who has hurt us badly, but forgive we must—and there IS a way!

The Death of Sears: A Study In Corporate Suicide

When Sears lost sight of its purpose (serving people), and began serving itself instead, the company entered an inevitable death-spiral...

Why Truth Matters

Truth is essential to the economic means in order that the parties have precision in the property interests being exchanged, as well as other terms of the contract. Because political activity is grounded in lies, exaggerations, deceptions, and corrupt practices, truth is largely an irrelevant factor...

Examination Day: A Short Story by Henry Slesar

Examination Day by Henry Slesar is a 1958 short story about a 12-year-old boy who takes a mandatory government intelligence test...

A Letter to a Hindu: The Subjection of India—its Cause and Cure by Leo Tolstoy

The wisdom conveyed in this letter by Tolstoy to Gandhi is important, and should be shared as far and wide as possible, so we've published it in our Free Ebook Library...

On Forgiving: A Primer

My free ebook On Forgiving: A Primer comprises three of my prior articles: Forgiving Gets Easier With Practice, Forgiving The Unforgivable, and Giving & Forgiving

Contemplation: Conceptualizing God

I’ve never conceptualized God as a deity; instead, I've come to see God as Truth, God as Love, God as Action, God as a verb...

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