No "No" in TV Land

Many of our adolescents and young adults cannot "just say no" to drugs because their whole approach to life has been shaped by television, the ...

Prodigals All

Our addictions make us cling to what the world proclaims as the keys to self-fulfillment: accumulation of wealth and power; attainment of status and admiration; ...

When Desire Takes Over

Selfishness is a phenomenon of the will, and consists in committing the will to the gratification of the desires. ... Selfishness begins when the will ...

The Unforgiving End

Lust in final form spends everything

To purchase headstones.

All passions die in graveyards.

Mixed-Up Generation

We are disgusted by the things that we desire, and we desire what disgusts us.

A Voice from the Window

Jawanza Kunjufu, in his book, Restoring the Village, writes:

When I was a 14-year-old high school freshman, school was dismissed early for a teachers' ...

Ever-Growing Lust

Lust always points in only one direction. Always you want more.

So Much Dirt

I was riding along a highway the other day and saw a sign, "Dirt for sale." I said, "They ought to hang that over every rack of paperbound ...

Pat Collins: Purity in the Personals

In the May 18, 1994, Calgary Sun business personals, one small ad stood out amidst such services as Erotica Video Exchange and Live XXX Shows and videos. ...

Lust Kills

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources reports that more than 17,000 deer die each year after being struck by motorists on state highways. According ...