"The Straight Story": Yearning for Reconciliation

The movie The Straight Story is based on a true story and chronicles the pilgrimage of a 73 year-old man to mend a broken relationship with his brother, ...

Why Sin Tastes Good

Leann Birch, a developmental psychologist at Penn State University, ran an experiment in which she took a large group of kids and fed them a big lunch. ...

Healing from Sin

Last summer I had an encounter with masked men bearing scalpels. A surgeon operated on my foot, and my life was never in danger. Yet the horizontal recovery ...

Relating to Sopranos' Regret

The TV series about modern day gangsters struck a chord with a record number of viewers. "The Sopranos" boasts tens of millions of watchers ...

God's Love for Adulterous Humanity

Have you ever had to literally turn a lover over to a mortal enemy to allow her to find out for herself what his intentions toward her really were? Have ...

God Alone Is Our Help

An idol is anything you turn to for help when God told you to turn to him for help.

Hopefulness of Sin

Sin is the best news there is… because with sin, there's a way out.… You can't repent of confusion or psychological flaws inflicted by your parents—you're ...

How-To Book on Adultery

The publisher's review of a recent book describes it as "a thoughtful, detailed discussion of every aspect of considering, preparing for, beginning, ...

Devotion Greater Than Temptation

Henri Nouwen once said in a Leadership journal interview:

I cannot continuously say no to this or no to that, unless there is something ten times more ...

Child Summarizes Sinfulness

I was sitting at my desk in my study after having scolded my 4-year-old daughter for misbehaving. I heard a gentle knock on the door. "Come in," ...