Little Johnny had been misbehaving and was sent to his room. After a while, he emerged and informed his mother that he had thought it over and then said a prayer.
"Fine," said the pleased mother. "If you ask God to help you not misbehave, He will help you."
"Oh, I didn't ask Him to help me not misbehave," said Little Johnny. "I asked Him to help you put up with me."
"For what is idolatry if not this: to worship the gifts in place of the Giver Himself?"
- John Calvin
Being a teenager and getting a tattoo seem to go hand in hand. I wasn't surprised when a friend of my daughter showed me a Japanese symbol on her hip.
"Please don't tell my parents," she begged.
"I won't," I promised. "Just curious, what does that stand for?"
She replied, "Honesty."
"Holding a grudge against someone means you think you know what they deserve and you take it upon yourself to give it to them."
- Tim Keller
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A discussion about Truth and Reconciliation with two members of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and a member and Chief of the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation.
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