Not My Fault

We have a society which is psychiatrized in the same sense in which medieval European society was Christianized, religionized--everything was a matter ...

Lost Responsibility

The single greatest loss in my time has been the idea that we are moral agents. Religion helped a great deal here. Religion taught that we are accountable ...

Responsibility for Emotions

You're responsible for what you do with your feelings, but you can't help having feelings. Feelings are.

When a Promise Is Broken

When I took the job as head football coach at the University of Colorado in 1982, I made a solemn promise: I told everybody that with me, God was first, ...

Strength of 10 Arrows

A single arrow is easily broken, but not ten in a bundle.

"He Knows Everything about My Life"

When Justin Armour was a rookie wide receiver with the Buffalo Bills, some veteran teammates invited him to a preseason party. Justin went and couldn't ...

No Forwarding Address

Flee temptation and don't leave a forwarding address.

Paul, Barnabas, and Timothy

Every man should seek to have three individuals in his life: a Paul, a Barnabas, and a Timothy.

A Paul is an older man who is willing to mentor you, to ...

The Buddy System

1967. We were at war with Vietnam. And there I was, at the U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was brutal.

I can still hear the raspy ...

Confessions of a Sex Addict

Married for 16 years and with two great kids, Kurt Stansell seems to have it all together. He has a successful investment counseling business, and he's ...