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The What, Why and How of Prayer

By Naomi Cook Prayer is defined as a way of talking to God. We can simply pray in our own words as long as it comes from our heart with our good intentions. When we pray, we pray to God our Father. So only mention his n…
My First Confessional Experience

I recently had a dream in which I went into a Catholic church, looking for a confessional booth so I could confess my sins. I'm not a Catholic -- I go to a Korean Presbyterian church -- but after church service today, I…
Letting Go: Sharing Your Deepest Thoughts

By Pollypinks I find that since becoming a Christian 24 years ago, for reasons even I don't understand, people offer unconditional love and support to me. And it has nothing to do with whether I'm "one of them" politic…
Honest Confessions of an Occasional Pharisee

By Dan Dye Pharisee (noun) 1. A separatist and self-righteous sect in Judaism which prided itself in strict adherence to the Mosaic Law, but which attended only to external and trifling details and actually nullified th…
Sin, Confession, Forgiveness and Jesus Christ Collide

By T.G. Blankenship at The Gethsemane Blog When I fall (or jump) into sin and then enter into heartfelt confession and the desire to repent I often find myself quickly inspired. It's a funny thing, an unexpected, and…
There's Something in the Cake: Living the Pure Christian Life

I talk a lot about sexual matters and masculinity issues and teach on things that are not normally talked about within the church. I do this because I care about what's on God's heart and I know that he cares about these…
Thoughts on Confession

“Then he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.’” John 20: 22-23, NLV &ldqu…
Sin and Struggle: Can You Help?

[Editor's note: The author of this post has been very open about the sin issues affecting his life. Please be sensitive to this and comment in a respectful manner.] I'm new here. I have been a Christian for years, and I…
Dealing with Sin

By T.G. Blankenship at The Gethsemane Blog James 1:14-15 - But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully g…
How to Respond When a Christian Friend Stumbles

By Sharon at SheWorships This week I came across a story about a large evangelical church that exercised church discipline on one of its members in a seemingly harsh way. For those of you who haven’t read the stor…