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11 mins read|01/24/18Growing up in church I did not often hear the word “grace” uttered unless it was accompanied by the word “cheap” and said in a disapproving tone with a disdainful look.
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9 mins read|05/25/17People have often tended, quite wrongly, to view me as saintly. I attribute that undeserved reputation to the fact I have always had a very strong sense of the kind of person I should be.
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9 mins read|12/07/16Have you ever grown despondent from trying so hard to stop behaving in certain destructive ways, but always failing?
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14 mins read|07/25/16Years ago a pastor friend of mine who felt betrayed by someone he trusted told me that he was under no biblical obligation to forgive his betrayer unless and until he asked for forgiveness.
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10 mins read|01/20/16There are so many reasons why the Good News is such good news; but, for me, one near the top of the list is the relief of being able to tell the truth. It is so refreshing to be given permission to ‘call a spade a spade.
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13 mins read|09/30/15“God doesn’t care about the intentions of your heart!” I said a little too loudly and emphatically.
