Tagged: temptation

As a teen, avoiding sin seemed a simple enough proposition. You figured you could protect yourself from most risky business by avoiding bars, bad company, and back seats. No problem. Not your scene anyway. When you grew up, you discovered something distressing about sin. (Cue voiceover for a horror film trailer “you think you can …[ read more ]

I want what you have. It’s bad enough I don’t have it but when I see you enjoying it, the dragon appears. This dragon was already whispering to me that I should have what you have, that I should find some way to get it for myself. When I noticed you have what I want, …[ read more ]

Sometimes we think we’re so righteous. Sometimes we think there are things we wouldn’t do. But often it’s not because we’re so good that we don’t yield to more temptation but because our experiences are so limited, so sheltered, so privileged. I thought about that the day I tried to kill our lizards. One of …[ read more ]