Necessity often looks a lot like courage.

Memo to the Chicago Bulls: With or without Derrick Rose, if you don’t care, why should I?

I believe Barack is a Christian. However, here’s what Candidate Obama said to Rick Warren at Saddleback Church in 2008: “I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now for me as a Christian, it is also a sacred union. God’s in the mix.” If the first part about marriage was a lie, as David Axelrod has admitted, then why not the part about the supposed foundation of his belief about marriage, that he is a Christian?

I believe our president is a Christian, at least to his own satisfaction. However, given his breathtaking track record of lying about issues large and small, I wouldn’t blame anyone for doubting his sincerity about it. If he can lie about something as sensitive as “gay marriage,” what wouldn’t he lie about?

Forgiveness for one whose offense continues brazenly involves, I think, releasing one’s right to retribution, leaving it in God’s hands, and wanting the best for the other person, even though he or she doesn’t deserve it. It certainly does not mean excusing the sinful choices that prompted the need for forgiveness.