There are dozens of great American writers who write about the family.

Why should I be honored? Don't I have enough attention, comfort and power already?

Here I am going to say something which may come as a bit of a shock. God doesn't necessarily want us to be happy. He wants us to be lovable. Worthy of love. Able to be loved by Him. We don't start off being all that lovable, if we're honest. What makes people hard to love? Isn't it what is commonly called selfishness? Selfish people are hard to love because so little love comes out of them.

A well-off plastic surgeon can suffer just as much as an Irish lad who has been abused or whatever.

The English seem to think drinking wine is like committing adultery, something you do rarely and abroad.

I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God- it changes me.

There are dozens of great American writers who write about the family.