A host of proverbs in our culture urge the need for wariness: “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” “Keep your friends close and y...

In the maelstrom of our age, when wars erupt, and tyrants strut, and treacheries abound, what place is there for grace? It seems a gentler, weaker vir...

Does God love us more when we deny ourselves chocolate? Or raspberry ice cream? Or long, delicious afternoons in the backyard hammock? Ask some people...

How frequently do those around you fail?   The habit of noting—and recording—the mistakes our peers make every day is so ingrained that we now value i...

Why was that string around your finger?   Because you so much wanted to remember that you didn’t trust your ordinary powers. Or you wrote it on a note...

Do you want a better life—a life of clarity and purpose, filled with strength and kindness?   We seek it on the self-help shelves of every dying books...

We love being right so much we often get it wrong.   It’s sheer deliciousness to know more than someone else, to offer the correct answer when the tea...

Loneliness can last a long time.   The most persistent evidence of our woundedness is our sense of isolation. Whether we’ve blown it big or made some ...

Line up 15 people, and ask each in turn to quietly repeat a simple, three-point story from one to the other. You know what happens: the story inevitab...

“I’m sorry for the tears,” he says with obvious embarrassment. “It’s just that I miss her so much.” He shields his eyes like the toddler he was 60 yea...