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President Andrew Jackson Learns to Forgive His Enemies
On July 8, 1838, the seventh president of the United States, General Andrew Jackson, informed his minister, the Reverend Dr. John Edgar, that he wanted ...
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Judge Orders Husband to Date His Wife
A Florida judge handed down an unusual sentence to a husband who had a domestic dispute with his wife.
During the courthouse hearing, Judge Hurley told ...
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Psychiatrist "Discovers" the Reality of Evil
Psychiatrist Scott Peck wrote of meeting with a depressed 15-year-old named Bobby, who was increasingly troubled after his 16-year-old brother killed ...
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The Penn State Scandal and Our Self-Deception
In the wake of the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State University, New York Times writer David Brooks commented on our tendency to ignore our own sin as ...
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Book Explores Our Pattern of Self-Justification
The authors of the book Mistakes Were Made (but not by me) argue that our tendency to justify our actions is more powerful and deceptive than an explicit ...
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Two Wrong Ways to Address Struggles and Sins
On the same day, Rebecca Pippert attended two very different events: a graduate-level psychology class at Harvard University and a Christian Bible study ...
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Tiger Woods Admits Mistakes
In a 2010 Newsweek column, golfer Tiger Woods offered an honest evaluation of his mistakes. Ultimately, sin affects our relationship with God; but Woods ...
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A Friend's Criticism Leads to Self-knowledge and Humility
How do you handle criticism? Is it an opportunity to take offense? Or is it a chance to grow in honesty about our faults and our need for God's grace? ...
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