Life, it turns out, goes on. There is no cosmic rule that grants you immunity from the details just because you have come face-to-face with a catastrophe. The garbage can still overflow, the bills arrive in the mail, telemarketers, interrupt dinner.

You know, Sage, Jesus didn't tell us to forgive everyone. He said turn the other cheek, but only if you the one who was hit. Even the Lord's Prayer says it loud and clear: Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Not others. What Jesus challenges us to do is to let go of the wrong done to you personally, not the wrong done to someone else. But most Christians incorrectly assume that this means that being a good christian means forgiving all sins, and the sinners.

An apology with a defense built in isn't much of an apology

How could you beat an enemy you couldn't see?

Religion isn't in your DNA. you don't believe just because your parents believe.

Sometimes, all it takes to become human again is someone who can see you that way, no matter how you present on the surface.

Time is an optical illusion- never quite as soild or strong as we think it is