How would you define repentance? Your friend says they are a Christian. Maybe they said they made a confession of faith or joined a certain church. Or they may have said they walked an aisle and shook ...

When most of us hear the word “repent,” we immediately tend to think of punishment and begging for forgiveness. It's almost always associated with feeling bad about past mistakes and confessing in an ...

How we can change the angry cultural debates online and in church. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther is said to have posted 95 theses, or “Disputation on the Power of Indulgences,” on the door of All ...

A young man once received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and a profane mouth. It was just plain rude, vulgar and obnoxious. The new owner tried everything he could think of to ...

“When a man or woman shall commit any sin … they shall confess their sin which they have committed.” [Numbers 5:6-7] According to Maimonides, this verse, which obligates confession, is the basic ...

There are many peculiar ideas about biblical repentance. I have talked with people who tried to tell me that repentance is necessary because “it makes you fit so that God can save you.” The Bible does ...

You have seen the cartoons. A gaunt man in a white robe with a long white beard carries a sign that reads, “repent.” A smarty-pants caption accompanies the cartoon. For most people, repentance means ...

“For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.” — Bible (2 Corinthians 7:10) Bill and ...

When I am asked what I think our first spiritual duty is regarding abortion, I have an answer that surprises most people. Many think I will suggest that prayer is our first spiritual duty. And of ...