Mistakes Were Made

Sep 20, 2026  •  Seth Bartal

Nobody’s perfect. We all make mistakes. But what about the things we’ve done that weren’t mistakes? The things we knew better than to do—and did anyway? There’s an old religious word for that, which most of us would rather avoid. But what if that word isn’t intended to condemn us? What if acknowledging what’s really wrong is actually the first step toward making things right?