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Tag Archives: confession
Whitewashing the Black Sheep
The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family’s history for a birthday present. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him about the family’s “black sheep” problem: Uncle … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged confession, family history, forgiveness, illustrations, pride, Romans 3:23, salvation, sin
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Caught!
It is interesting to read stories of bumbling criminals who make obvious mistakes that lead to their capture, like those who mistakenly leave a piece of paper with their name and address at the scene of the crime. I recently … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged bumbling criminals, confession, deer poaching, illustration, pride, repentance, sin
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Seriousness of Sin
A newly ordained Catholic priest was nervous about hearing confessions, so he asked an older, more experienced priest to observe one of his sessions and give him some advice. After a few minutes of watching and listening, the older priest … Continue reading
Good News for All
The good news about salvation through Jesus Christ is amazingly attractive to all people. It is simple enough for a young child to understand, yet deep enough to warrant the contemplation of deep-thinking scholars and philosophers. In his sacrificial death, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged baptism, confession, eternal life, faith, gospel, Jesus, John 3:16, repentance, sacrificial death, salvation
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A young boy came home from school with a stuffed animal. His father asked him where the toy came from. He answered, “I won it at our class Valentine party.” “How did you win it?” the father asked. “Well,” he explained, … Continue reading
Confession Is Good for the Soul
A bizarre story began to unfold earlier this week when it was reported that two teenage brothers were brutally beaten in church. One of the young men died in the attack, which was an apparent attempt to get the two … Continue reading
Taking Care of Sins
At bedtime, Lillian Holcomb told her two grandsons a Bible story, then asked if they knew what the word “sin” meant. Seven-year-old Keith spoke up: “It’s when you do something bad.” Four-year-old Aaron’s eyes widened. “I know a big sin … Continue reading
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Tagged bedtime, Bible story, confession, forgiveness, illustration, Jesus is the way, John 14:6, Lillian Holcomb, repent, sin
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What Do You Know?
Recently I have watched a few episodes of the old television show Hogan’s Heroes. Quite often, the bumbling German soldier, Sergeant Shultz, would catch Hogan and his buddies breaking the rules at the prison camp where they were held captive. … Continue reading
Clean House
I once received a phone call from a friend from out of town. He happened to be in the area and wondered if he could drop by for a quick visit. I said, “Sure, come on over!” Then I surveyed … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 John 1:9-10, confession, forgiveness, holiness, honest with God, illustration, sin
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