Human Beings Are Poor at Risk Assessment

As human beings, we pride ourselves on being the only species that understands the concept of risk. Yet we have a confounding habit of worrying about ...

Crime-Free Island Rocked by Burglary

The tiny island town of Colonsay, Scotland (population 130), is home to a smattering of small businesses. The lone school has eleven students. There is ...

Chesterton on the Fall

To the question, "What is meant by the fall?" I could answer with complete sincerity that, "Whatever I am, I am not myself."

Chesterton on Human Potential

Whatever else is said of man, this much is clear: He is not what he is capable of being.

Chesterton on Original Sin

Certain new theologians dispute original sin, which is the only part of Christian doctrine which can really be proved.

Donald Miller on the Human Condition

I have on my desktop a picture of a boy named Sasha. Sasha is one of the children of Chernobyl, a young boy born after the disaster that happened when ...

Novelist Identifies the Human Condition

On the Bill Moyers PBS special Genesis, panelists from diverse religious backgrounds spoke to the issues raised in the first book of the Bible. After ...

Lying Is Hard Work

Lying takes serious thought! That’s the conclusion of neuroscientists at Temple University. According to the Chicago Tribune, “With brain ...

How Sin Ruined Marriage Harmony

"[W]hen sin entered the world it ruined the harmony of marriage NOT because it brought headship and submission into existence, but because it twisted ...

Marilyn Manson Describes Hell on Earth

Brian Warner once said:

Initially I was drawn into the darker side of life. But it's really just human nature. I started to learn that everything that's ...