People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker

People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker

Often, taking stock takes place in the context of a crisis. This is maybe a not-so-painful way to do it.

Often, taking stock takes place in the context of a crisis. This is maybe a not-so-painful way to do it.

It's going to take a lot of pushing and shoving in the U.S. and Europe to get the concessions from read more

It's going to take a lot of pushing and shoving in the U.S. and Europe to get the concessions from rich countries that will keep poor countries involved in the negotiations.

The child needs to be referred to the committee before anything can be done.

The child needs to be referred to the committee before anything can be done.

We had 10 dropped passes. Shane easily could have had 400 passing yards. And that's no surprise at all. He's read more

We had 10 dropped passes. Shane easily could have had 400 passing yards. And that's no surprise at all. He's an unbelievable athlete.

And sometimes it's the very otherness of a stranger, someone who doesn't belong to our ethnic or ideological or religious read more

And sometimes it's the very otherness of a stranger, someone who doesn't belong to our ethnic or ideological or religious group, an otherness that can repel us initially, but which can jerk us out of our habitual selfishness, and give us intonations of that sacred otherness, which is God.

If we would not have subdued him when we did, the incident could have been much worse, or even fatal.

If we would not have subdued him when we did, the incident could have been much worse, or even fatal.

The delightful sense of importance that had been mine as a child actress was taken out of me. It seemed read more

The delightful sense of importance that had been mine as a child actress was taken out of me. It seemed as if anyone could do better than I did. In every part I was worse than in the one before, and even my mother admitted that it would be a mercy if gestures could be dispensed with entirely.

Clues are often very fleeting in nature. The question has become, 'How much can and should the government be doing, read more

Clues are often very fleeting in nature. The question has become, 'How much can and should the government be doing, and what is the legality?' I'd be comfortable relinquishing some privacy for security. The question is, where is the equilibrium point?