I’ve been contemplating one of the sins that clings closely to me. Sin? Maybe just a relatively harmless foible. I…
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We Need to Watch Our Mouths
“Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.” (Psalm 141:3 NIV) I recently read…
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We Can Love and Disagree
My history with the church is a bit complicated. I was raised Lutheran and attended church faithfully for most of…
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Confessing My Sin and Other Terrifying Things
There’s an episode of the much-beloved show This is Us wherein (no big spoilers, don’t worry!) Randall and Beth—the married…
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Leavening the Whole Lump: The Growth of Sin
Flour frosted the kitchen like snow. A flour bin, a half-empty bottle of vegetable oil, and baking pans fought for…
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The Good News About Sin
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners. (Matthew 9:13 NIV) I don’t remember if a certain person…
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