When we break the mirrors with which we surround ourselves—mirrors we use for constant self-analysis and criticism—we can start to see that we live in a world filled with other people, people trapped in the same theater, people who, like us, need encouragement, friendship, love. And here we find freedom, here we find our purpose, for we are here, after all, to love.

Perfection is God’s territory. Our human territory is a practice field. And it’s filled with mistakes and accidents and false starts and defeats. And every now and again, a victory. This is how we become equipped, not for perfection, but for life.

Like many things born in the ’70s, the Information Age is not aging well. It started with so much promise in its youth—unlimited access to the collective knowledge of mankind and all that. But now it’s going through a midlife crisis, and instead of just divorcing its wife and buying a Porsche like everyone else, it has decided to reinvent itself as The Propaganda Age.

People living in stone houses should not cast glass.

Never burn a bridge you’re standing on.

Like many things born in the ’70s, the Information Age is not aging well.