It behooves us North American Christians to realize now what the German churches learned too late some forty years ago: it is not enough to resist with confession; we must confess with resistance. c
03908 – Admitting Errors
Admitting any error does not fall easily from the lips of religious folk--ironically, the very people who want others to confess their sins and turn from their wicked ways.
03330 – Opinion + Confession
People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character.
02834 – God is Sovereign
I have been asked hundreds of times in my life why God allows tragedy and suffering. I have to confess that I really do not know the answer totally, even to my own satisfaction. I have to accept, by faith, that God is sovereign, and He is a God of love and mercy and...
02623 – Desert Time of Lent
What if we view this desert time of Lent as not just a time to reflect or to lament or to confess or to fast, but a time where we learn to be free?
02171 – Confession is a Difficult Discipline
Confession is a difficult discipline for us because we all too often see the believing community as a fellowship of saints before we see it as a fellowship of sinners.
02156 – Confession Brings Life
Confession brings life. It restores our souls to a right relationship with God, frees us from the shackles of shame and guilt, and it brings us into communion with God the Father.