shame

  • Why We Must Strive for a Healthy Perspective of Shame

    Why We Must Strive for a Healthy Perspective of Shame

    I don’t know how it goes in other countries, but the U.S. culture certainly has an interesting relationship with the concept of shame. On the one hand, it seems that nobody has any shame. In addition, people are constantly thrusting themselves into attention seeking spotlights through antics and displays. It’s only amped up through…

  • What’s the Right Christian Response in Big & Small Moments?

    What’s the Right Christian Response in Big & Small Moments?

    One of my former pastors encourages people to ask “what is the right Christian response to this?” when faced with conflict. It’s not just conflict, though. It’s an appropriate question for all matters of life. Being able to press pause for questioning an appropriate Christian response is sign of spiritual maturity. It also shows…

  • The Fatal Flaws Found in The Greatest Of Sinners

    The Fatal Flaws Found in The Greatest Of Sinners

    I am the biggest sinner. That’s not a title I wear with any sense of pride, however. I wear the title with shame and humility. But the bigger question, though, is why I am the biggest sinner? The answer to that is rooted in the study of Edwards’s resolution number 8. It has a…