Just keep telling yourself that

I read a fascinating book called I Told Me So by a guy with a funny name. Gregg Ten Elshof is who he claims to be, though how one would pronounce that name I do not know. The book is about the nature of self-deception, the perils and even what Mr Ten Elshof considers the benefits of the way we fool ourselves.

I found it to be an excellent book that helped me notice the ways in which I deceive myself about my flaws and sins as well as about more mundane matters. I'll probably talk about it more later; I mentioned it to the education guy at church and now I'm teaching a class using the book starting next quarter. We'll see how that goes. At any rate, I recommend the book highly.