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A Satirical "Prayer of Confession" for People Who Are "Okay"

The following prayer offers a satirical look at our shallow view of sin. This superficial prayer is based on a modern "overhaul" of a traditional ...


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Two Diverse Sources Agree on the Power of Confession

Two diverse sources—ancient Christian monasticism and modern psychology—agree on at least one thing: keeping dark secrets can destroy us, ...


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Football Player Can't Forget the Ball He Dropped

Noble Doss dropped the ball. One ball. One pass. One mistake. In 1941, he let one fall. And it's haunted him ever since. "I cost us a national ...


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Act of Forgiveness Changes Author's Life

When Shannon Ethridge was just 16 years old, an act of forgiveness and love changed her life forever. While driving to her high school one day, Ethridge ...


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John McCain on Remorse

In the past, I've been able to overcome my fears because of an acute sense of an even greater fear—that of feeling remorse. You can live with ...


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Photographer's Indifference Drove Him to Suicide

In 1994, South African photojournalist Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography. The photograph that brought him fame depicted an emaciated ...


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Japan Searches for Atonement

In two full pages of advertisement, the Japanese government declared its desire to right wrongs committed in World War II. The Asian Women's Fund, ...


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The Conscience Fund

Max Lucado, in his book Six Hours One Friday, tells how the U.S. government in 1811 began collecting and storing letters like the following note dated ...


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"A Christmas Story": Avoiding Confession

In the 1983 movie A Christmas Story, several children gather at a school playground on a snowy day. One child tells a story about a kid who got his tongue ...


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Payback for Wrongs

Each week Kevin Tunell is required to mail a dollar to a family he'd rather forget. They sued him for $1.5 million but settled for $936, to be paid ...


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