Redemption

It’s not so much what Kavanaugh did or didn’t do. It’s his response to facially plausible allegations that renders him unfit.

People speak of forgiveness’s being “granted” or “withheld”; of people “seeking” it or even “earning” it. These usages seem wrong to me. Forgiveness is one of those things, like love, or hunger, or belief, that happen to us, rather than…

Can be summarized thus: 1) Some actions never can, or should, be forgiven by those affected by them. 2) No actions are so tainting that they remove the possibility of a redemptive, redeemed existence, starting from today.

[Warning: another, non-sexy, somewhat pensive post.] Are some sins unforgiveable? Some people irredeemable? I’ve been thinking about this question lately. I don’t like going to Germany. I’ve been there a few times, and every time, I’m haunted by twin thoughts:…