Bono on Sin

In 1982, U2 singer Bono told journalist Terry Mattingly:

I don't believe in preaching at people. The truth is that we are all sinners. I always include ...

Sin Isn't Politically Correct

Four congregation members with concerned faces met in their pastor's office. With earnest and imploring eyes, they presented him with a clipboard ...

It's Meant for Sinners

Old Doctor John Duncan taught Hebrew in Edinburgh long ago. He was sitting one day at the Communion in a church, a Highland church, and he was feeling ...

Love Makes Confession Possible

Early in 1993 British police accused two ten-year-old boys of the brutal murder of two-year-old James Bulger. The two boys pleaded innocence. The young ...

Love a Sinner?

I remember Christian teachers telling me long ago that I must hate a bad man's actions, but not hate the bad man: or, as they would say, hate the ...

The Sinner's Loss

Those who would avoid the despair of their sinfulness by staying far from God find they have also missed the forgiving grace of God.

The Test of True Love

The test of love is in how one relates not to saints and scholars but to rascals.

It Only Hurts When You Hit Bottom

Peradventure some sinner will say, "perceive nor feel any weight in myself, do I ever so many sins." To whom we answer that if a dog having ...

Not Sorry

Mother used to make pies in the afternoon and set them in the garage to cool. It was my job to bring the pie in when it was time for dessert. One evening, ...

Death Makes Things Matter More

In the movie Casualties of War, Michael J. Fox plays Private Erikson, a soldier in Vietnam who is part of a squad that abducts and rapes a young Vietnamese ...