Tag: hopeful thinking

It’s easy to see examples of people making big changes in the world. People we see as being more powerful or influential than we are instigating change or…

What is the learning curve of freedom and power? I ask this because that’s the question at the root of Western civilization and the single most important determining…

A lot of us feel pretty ineffective most of the time when looking at the world’s problems. We see suffering everywhere. Near to us, far from us, rich,…

“Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.” That line from the seventh chapter of the…

I asked my husband recently about whether or not he believes in a benevolent God. He said no. The existence of suffering was his rationale. When I asked…