What if we gain righteousness but lose our own souls?

an essay for subscribers

A few days ago I was speaking to some students at a college in Montana when I was asked what I hope for these days.

All I could think to say in response was, “I hope the way I view myself, others, and the world itself will be influenced more by my actual life and less by the algorithmic manipulations of social media, or how the angriest people on Twitte…