Summary: Reality shows are popular usually for one reason and one reason only - the drama. There's just something about the betrayal, the arguments, and those scathing, furious fights that thrill us, and even satisfy us, especially when the person clearly in the wrong gets their behind handed to them. We get to taste some … Continue reading How To Handle A Hater (Genesis 31)
Summary: I kind of hate to be praised. I mean, okay, of course I like it when people admire something I'm doing or tell me that I'm working hard and doing a good job. But I also feel the pressure go up just the tiniest notch when I get that little bit of adulation. What … Continue reading I Can Do Bad All By Myself (Genesis 26)
Summary: Injustice is a terrible thing. But it is everywhere. It seems as if people are suffering from it now more than ever, but that isn't true. We've always had it pretty bad. There has always been bias. There has always been selfishness. There has always been bribery and greed and outright evil. Yet without … Continue reading The Problem With Our Justice System (Genesis 20)
Summary: I have a small obsession with getting back at people. It's weird; it doesn't even have to be me who does it. If someone does something wrong - hurts my feelings, cuts me off on the road, undermines me at work - then I begin imagining all the many and wonderful ways that person … Continue reading Lyin’ Abe And The Unfair God (Genesis 12)
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