You had one job! An internet memeParents are supposed to keep bad things from happening to their kids. That's the rule and everybody knows it. If something terrible happens to a child, our first thought is often, Where were the parents?, not, There, but for the grace of God, go I.If you've ... Continue reading
Convicted and ashamed
February 2, 2023 By Leave a Comment
When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” Luke 5:8 (NLT)I once worked in an office full of the accumulated stuff of many former occupants. It was gathering dust, seemed neglected and useless, so one ... Continue reading
Arrival and regret
May 7, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Louise Banks: If you could see your whole life from start to finish, would you change things?Ian Donnelly: Maybe I'd say what I felt more often. I-I don't know. —from the movie ArrivalWe walk through life in a straight line. We remember the past, often vividly, but we do our living in the moment ... Continue reading
The unbearable lightness of redemption
April 17, 2006 By 1 Comment
I know what I did and I don't want forgiveness... I don't deserve it... I can't bring Abner Easley back like he's some stolen chicken; I certainly made sure of that 23 years ago. I don't believe in some god who's going to open his arms to me even if I did. ... Which is why for me, I know I'll never ... Continue reading
Beyond Roe?
March 14, 2006 By
Politically, legally, and technologically, the 33-year-old court decision [Roe v. Wade] is increasingly obsolete as a framework for managing decisions about reproduction. —William Saletan, The Road from Roe, Slate, March 4, 2006 After years of relative quiet, the abortion wars have flared up again. ... Continue reading
It’s not my fault…
December 21, 2005 By
From Joseph Bottum, editor of the always-excellent journal First Things: There was a woman screaming on Park Avenue yesterday morning, flecks of furious saliva spraying from her twisted mouth as she raged into her cell phone, "It's not my fault." Over and over, like the high-pitched squeal of a ... Continue reading
Mediation
September 17, 2004 By Leave a Comment
You've come to Jesus, who presents us with a new covenant, a fresh charter from God. He is the Mediator of this covenant. The murder of Jesus, unlike Abel's—a homicide that cried out for vengeance—became a proclamation of grace. —Hebrews 12:24, The Message I once got into a dustup with a boss. By ... Continue reading
Guilt and the Passion of the Christ
February 29, 2004 By Leave a Comment
[From our own inner yearnings for justice] we conclude that the Being behind the universe is intensely interested in right conduct—in fair play, unselfishness, courage, good faith, honesty and truthfulness... [Which creates a problem...] For the trouble is that one part of you is on His side and ... Continue reading
