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The Sanction of Sin
The power comes in her offhanded delivery. At their initial encounter, the subtext is uneasy, electric with forbidenness. But then she casually disarms the security system—nothing to fear on the spiritual front
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You’ve Overcommitted–Now What?
There are plenty of mistakes you can quietly go about fixing yourself. But when your error involves a promise or expectation given to someone else, it’s no longer a private matter.
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What Happens When You Stop Getting Bored?
Try to remember—what used to happen when you got bored? What have we lost, exactly? The underlying catastrophe is the loss of humility.
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Cheap Thrills
Adultery is more like trying to get your summer tan in a single sunscreenless day at the beach.
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Jesus is the Better Bitcoin
Questions of value lead us to constantly look for something bigger, better and more lasting.