Giving Away the Nail
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by Steve Farrar

An old parable told by a Haitian pastor makes the point.

A certain man wanted to sell his house for two thousand dollars. Another man wanted to buy it very badly, but he was a poor man and didn’t have the full price. After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house to the man for one thousand dollars. But the reduced price came w…

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