The word ‘‘repent’’ has the puritanical flavor of guilt and punishment. It’s a pill of a word with a bad aftertaste, a turnoff to Christianity. Recently, I discovered that the original Greek word in ...

In the summer of 1976, I was attending Melodyland School of Theology in Anaheim, California. After attending a class on evangelism, God called me to preach my first sermon on the street − on the ...

If they don’t “apologize” in the modern sense, it’s only because Scripture has a richer vocabulary of repentance. We need a theology of apology. Apologizing sounds straightforward, at least in theory.

“You can be certain that at the forefront of every significant recovery from backsliding…the doctrine of repentance has been among the precious truths that God has quickened and used.” – Richard Owen ...

Talk about sinning.Someone broke into a reverend's vehicle and stole several valuables, including a Bible, as the pastor was delivering his Easter sermon to a Milwaukee congregation. "Behaviors like ...

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 ...

Regarding “Ban the Bible” (Sun-Sentinel, Sept. 24): The Bible is God’s word to mankind. It is about men and women just as you and I with faults and failures and sins. No sin or sinner is glorified, ...