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Gold Tried in the Fire - Robert J. Wieland

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oth Catholic and Protestant teachers say are so<br />

<strong>in</strong>evitable.<br />

The girls, of course, aren't Magara's only<br />

problem. He probably liked <strong>the</strong> pombe his<br />

grandmo<strong>the</strong>r makes so well, for dr<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g alcoholic<br />

beverages has always been his way of life. And<br />

s<strong>in</strong>ce childhood he has also probably been taught to<br />

lie, at least to tell white lies. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, who<br />

doesn't "blow his top" and swear when th<strong>in</strong>gs don't<br />

go right? And <strong>the</strong> temptation to worship money is<br />

as real to him as to anybody else <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> world.<br />

That is why Magara is plead<strong>in</strong>g, "I need help!"<br />

Do I have some good news for Magara? Yes, I<br />

do! It's what <strong>the</strong> Bible calls "justification by faith."<br />

And if Magara can understand it, anybody can.<br />

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