Looking Back, I Wince At The Careless

I Decided To Take God And Organized Religion Seriously, And To Reject The Secular Life Which In My Teens Had Looked Attractive Because It Allowed Me To Act In Any Way That I Wanted.

I Did Not Want To Reject Religion As Nonsense Because Life Seemed To Have No Ultimate Purpose Without It, And Most Of The Good People I Knew Were Christians.

I Knew In My Gut That There Was Something Wrong With A System That Couldn't Fire Its Incompetents, And I Had My Share Of Incompetent College Teachers.

I Loved History, Particularly Of The British, American And Old Testament Kind.

I've Often Thought That My Lack Of Intimacy With Those Around Me Is The Fault Of Those Around Me.