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When we strip away the divine excuses, we are left with the uncomfortable truth: our choices belong to us.

At the heart of this mindset is the concept of the "Divine Instrument." The logic suggests that if God is all-powerful and controls the universe, then every action—good or bad—must be part of a grand, celestial blueprint.

Attributing our darkest impulses to a higher power doesn't make those impulses holy—it just makes them harder to fix. Growth begins when we own our "ill deeds" instead of blaming the heavens.

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4 : My Ill Deeds Are The Work Of God Apr 2026

When we strip away the divine excuses, we are left with the uncomfortable truth: our choices belong to us.

At the heart of this mindset is the concept of the "Divine Instrument." The logic suggests that if God is all-powerful and controls the universe, then every action—good or bad—must be part of a grand, celestial blueprint. 4 : My Ill Deeds Are the Work of God

Attributing our darkest impulses to a higher power doesn't make those impulses holy—it just makes them harder to fix. Growth begins when we own our "ill deeds" instead of blaming the heavens. When we strip away the divine excuses, we

One car dealership tries to make its monthly quota: 129 cars. It is way more chaotic than we expected.

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We watch someone trying to score a win in a game whose rules are being made up as she plays. 

The story of Harold Washington and the white backlash that ensued when he became Chicago's first Black mayor.

Conversations across a divide: People who are outside a war zone check in with family, friends, and strangers inside.

Majid believed that if he could testify in court about what happened to him at a CIA black site, he would be given a break. Was he right?

The other day, longtime This American Life staffer Seth Lind told Ira Glass something that blew his mind. So he took Seth into the studio.