Religion

We’re joiners

by

We officially joined our church, and the boys were baptized, this morning.  (Actually we’re pretty bad “joiners” in the usual sense of the word—took us four years of nearly-every-Sunday visiting, though also in our group this morning was a family who’s been attending regularly for fourteen.)  Today was the result of much thought and prayer, … Read more

The challenges of forgiveness

by

I read a marvelous piece on forgiveness this morning. The ongoing blurring between genuine contrition and “I’m sorry I got caught,” on all-too-regular display when someone prominent “apologizes,” angers me.  On those occasions when I must apologize, I try to a) make sure I’m sincere before I offer it; and b) examine carefully what I’m … Read more

BoWilliams.com