Hopefulness of Sin

Sin is the best news there is… because with sin, there's a way out.… You can't repent of confusion or psychological flaws inflicted by your parents—you're ...

How-To Book on Adultery

The publisher's review of a recent book describes it as "a thoughtful, detailed discussion of every aspect of considering, preparing for, beginning, ...

Devotion Greater Than Temptation

Henri Nouwen once said in a Leadership journal interview:

I cannot continuously say no to this or no to that, unless there is something ten times more ...

Child Summarizes Sinfulness

I was sitting at my desk in my study after having scolded my 4-year-old daughter for misbehaving. I heard a gentle knock on the door. "Come in," ...

What Can the Guilty Say?

While a seminary student at Regent College I had an assignment to attend and report on churches in various worship traditions outside my own. One evening ...

Letting Go of Anger

A Christian counselor told me about a man who came to counseling because he was having trouble controlling his anger. He had these outbursts, and it was ...

Sin Outlawed . . . Again

A news article about the religious history of the Chicago area began with this paragraph about Zion, a small town north of the city: "Rev. John Alexander ...

Kofi Annan Faces Evil

United Nations leader Kofi Annan travels the world visiting areas of some of the worst violence and cruelty in human history. Few men have the responsibility ...

Evil Isn't God's Fault

A certain preacher and an atheistic barber were walking through city slums.

The barber said, "This is why I can't believe in your God of love. If he was ...

How Sin Has Spread

In Oregon's Malheur National Forest, a fungus spreads through tree roots across 2,200 acres, making it the largest living organism ever found. Popularly ...