"The Man Who Captured Eichmann": Rationalizing Evil

The Man Who Captured Eichmann, with Robert Duvall as the notorious Nazi Adolf Eichmann, is based on the memoirs of Israeli operative Peter Malkin. It ...

Boxer Mike Tyson Justifies Himself

"I'm not Mother Teresa, but I'm not Charles Manson either.''

—Boxer Mike Tyson, arguing unsuccessfully during his application ...

We Can't Pay

I took my two daughters, Abby and Flannery, out to get something fun to drink at a coffee stand. Abby got an apple juice, and Flannery got a mango surprise. ...

Jesus' Strategy Towards the Self-Righteous

Jesus never attacked the sinner. He simply said, "I forgive you." Meanwhile, he attacked the self-righteous with a vengeance, because he knew ...

Silence: Self-Justification Stopper

The tongue is our most powerful weapon of manipulation. A frantic stream of words flows from us because we are in a constant process of adjusting our ...

Excuses

Excuses are the cradle ... that Satan rocks men off to sleep in.

Justifying Your Own Sins

I welcome news of the sins of others because it makes my sins appear more normal. Misery loves company.

Good and Bad Behavior

While visiting a neighbor, five-year-old Andrew pulled out his kindergarten class picture and immediately began describing each classmate. "This ...

A Perilous Theory

"If it works, that must be God blessing it." So stated, no intelligent Christian would endorse this motto.

Wealth Doesn't Equal Blessing

There is no way, if you take the whole counsel of God's Word, that you can equate riches or material things as a sign of God's blessing.