Smashed! Burned! Stolen! Suddenly a cherished possession is gone, and we are dismayed by our feeling of helplessness, a jarring lack of control over our experience.
If you are plagued by the limitations of fear, shyness, self-consciousness, then pause for a moment and consider the calm, unself-conscious poise Christ Jesus exhibited as he faced difficult encounters with his persecutors.
A commonly accepted view about contemporary technological societies is that the vast amount of knowledge they generate tends to frustrate and confuse the individual.
