Right Versus Rights

To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.

—G. K. Chesterton, A Short History of England, 1917

Sins We Excuse

Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable. —G. K. Chesterton. ...

Losing Fear of Consequences

Andy Stanley writes:

When I was in seventh grade, the school tried to scare us to death about using alcohol. We saw a film about a party where students ...

Many Think Jesus Overstated Commands

"Most people really believe that the Christian commandments (for example, to love one's neighbor as oneself) are intentionally a little too severe—like ...

Misbehaving Daughter Sees Need for Conversion

Ken Canfield writes in "The Heart of a Father”:

During a family vacation, Sarah got a little ornery and pushed Hannah.

"Did you push your ...

Football Coach Demonstrates Integrity

"We stand for certain things. Kids have to be responsible for their actions." —Mike Slaughter, coach of the Marquette High School football team ...

Woman Wants God but Not Morality

Philip Yancey wrote of a friend of his named Susan, a Christian who told Yancey "that her husband did not measure up and she was actively looking ...

Demoralizing Selfishness in England

Commenting on the moral and spiritual state of England, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the leader of the Catholic Church in England, said:

"You ...

Book Reviewer Learns to Beware Spiritual Influences

While studying my way through a Ph.D program, I worked part time as the book review editor for a large website devoted to religion, spirituality, and ...

Habits Skew Moral Judgment

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right….Time makes more converts than reason.