When You Can’t Forgive Yourself
I’ve heard it more times than I can count. I’ve heard it from the mouths of millionaires and homeless people, the educated and the illiterate. I’ve heard it in hushed tones following a Bible study, through sobs at an addiction recovery center, over coffee at Starbucks, in parking lots as I’ve walked to my car, […]
Reflections on Veterans Day
This morning, I, along with millions of other Americans, woke up in the comfort and safety of an American home. As I came downstairs and glanced at my Bible on the kitchen table, I had no fear of being arrested for contraband, even though owning a Bible is against the law in multiple countries across […]
Beware: Self-Absorption Is a Recipe For Misery
Not long ago, I read about a poll conducted by Oxygen Media that indicated twenty-five percent of American young women would rather win America’s Top Model than the Nobel Peace Prize. That’s profoundly depressing, but not surprising. We live in a culture where it’s deemed more valuable to be famous or beautiful than to make […]
Why I Thank God For Baseball
Unless you’ve been unconscious for the last 36 hours, you’ve probably heard the Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time since 1908. As a lifelong Cubs fan, it’s been an exciting week of heart-pounding baseball. Actually, it’s been a magical season. In a year filled with a contentious political debate that some […]