Believe it or not: My struggles with the creed
When the congregation starts reciting the creed, I do one of two things: argue with it in my head, or zone out and stop listening.
When the congregation starts reciting the creed, I do one of two things: argue with it in my head, or zone out and stop listening.
My dad's descent into depression
"Why you even invite us to any of this," asked Richard, "if you’re just gonna humiliate us and throw us out?"
Buildings and grounds can be leveraged to support a church’s mission—and to extend its presence in the community.
Calling my wife and me “special” suggests that there is an alternative—that it would have been acceptable to refuse to receive our child.
“Two things about my own life became clear: I really did understand both sides, and I didn’t understand them at all.”
There are many people with whom I have not had an affair. Billions. There is also one man in particular.
In Iraq, my perception of good and evil began to erode. What I lost was a world that made moral sense.