In my younger, decidedly anti-Christian days, I did not like the way Christians asked God for mercy. It reinforced my idea that “the Christian God” was cruel and punishing. After all, if God was a ...

“Bickle’s actions in having Deborah Perkins pray Psalm 51 … after sexual encounters was another layer of his manipulation.

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Clean is good, but it has to run deep. Clean counters, clean toilets, even clean food just hits the surface. Lent is a time to come clean before God to examine our hearts be willing to allow God to ...