The tragic news came of the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman. He was an actor I thoroughly enjoyed watching. I thought he was incredible in Capote.

It is a reminder of the depths of addiction. As one friend noted on Facebook, it is a reminder of Genesis 4:7.

“…sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”

No matter how “high” you may climb in life’s arena, or no matter how “low” you may sink away from the limelight… there is an enemy waiting at any opportune moment to pounce.

As a talent, the media will lament the great loss.

As a human being, it is incredibly tragic, along with every loss to addiction.