tell somebody the latest news. The problem, however, is not simply that we keep committing this or that sin; the problem is that we are sinners to the very core. Until we surrender to Jesus Christ, our entire orientation is sinful. A scene from one of George MacDonald’s children’s books—called The Princess and Curdie—illustrates this point. Early in the novel the young boy Curdie thoughtlessly shoots an arrow into a white pigeon. Suddenly overcome by remorse, he carries the wounded bird to an old,