Police Captain Who Lived Double Life

In his novel Too Late the Phalarope, the South African writer Alan Paton described a man with a dark sexual secret, whose false self led to public disgrace ...

The NSA and the Mark of the Beast

We've seen a wave of news stories about the National Security Agency's (NSA) data collection program, but here's a preachable story about ...

Psychiatrist Identifies the "Gauntlet of Silence" Among Men

In his book Invisible Men, Dr. Michael E. Addis tells the story about meeting a middle-aged man named Patrick. Although by all accounts Patrick was an ...

Two Diverse Sources Agree on the Power of Confession

Two diverse sources—ancient Christian monasticism and modern psychology—agree on at least one thing: keeping dark secrets can destroy us, ...

What Does Your Internet Trail Say About You?

In his book The Next Story Tim Challies writes:

In 2006, America Online made an epic misjudgment. As part of a research project … the company made ...

No More Secrets

Pastor and author John Ortberg writes of the power of no-secret friendships:

One of the most important moments of my spiritual life was when I sat down ...

What You Hide Reveals Much

You get tremendous insights into a person's motivations and problems by what they want to hide.

Dirty Windows

We need more transparency in the church, not fear of it. It's difficult for men and women alike to be transparent in an evangelical church. You put ...

The Light of Being

Character is what a man is in the dark.

We Are Like the Moon

Men are like the earth and we are like the moon; we turn always one side to them and they think there is no other.