I am a superb rule follower, almost to a fault. I’ve been this way for as long as I can remember. I lean on structure, believing that following a path clearly set out before me will keep me from ...

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Two weeks ago I began answering a question sent in by a reader about which day we should set aside for worship. The first column was a list of Scriptural observations that points to the fact that ...