July 17

​When I play golf with my son these days, he teaches me about the game. I was never good at golf, and when I taught him how to play I gave him advice that he later had to unlearn. The same, I’m sure, is true of some of the religious advice I’ve given my children, although most of the advice I taught came through my actions and not my words. I know they had to unlearn my bad examples, and now I learn from my children. Many people have received bad religious advice and are now unlearning the teachings of the past and opening to new and better ways to live a spiritual life with or without the aid of religion.