In his book Attached to God, Krispin Mayfield tells the story of how Mr. Rogers, the patron saint of unconditional positive regard, questioned his own standing before God on his deathbed.[1] Alluding to Matthew 25, Mr. Rogers asked his wife whether she thought he was a sheep or a goat, destined either to reign with the saints or suffer with the reprobate in eternal punishment. This story is shocking, and Mayfield includes it to do just that. After an entire career of teaching love and acceptance, how could someone who seemed so secure in that message struggle himself with it at the end of running a good race and fighting the good fight?
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