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A Modest (Dare We Say 'Winsome'?) Proposal
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A Modest (Dare We Say 'Winsome'?) Proposal

Growing too fond of snark

Randall R. Greenwald
Mar 06, 2023
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To read the book of Job is to watch the characters hurl pointed words at each other. “No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you,” mocks Job. Eliphaz counters, “Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge?”1

Not very winsome, these guys.

I note that because in my itty bitty corner of the Christian world, “winsome” has fallen on hard times.…

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