repentance
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Ultimate Blasphemy
I have a new hero:Sebastian Castellio,who wrote,at the height of the Reformation,that to kill another in the name of Godis the ultimate blasphemy. Meanwhile,Reformers (Luther, Calvin, etc.)and Catholicshurled their toys about Europelike spoiled children storming through the nursery,throwing murderous tantrums,slaughtering… Continue reading
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Amazing Grace 2
"Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,that saved a wretch like me…" These words, by English poet John Newton, cause some people to cringe when they sing them; who wants to refer to themselves as a "wretch"? Modern hymnals even change… Continue reading
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Forgive Me
Forgive me:I have belittled you.I have mocked and laughed at you.I have imagined your shortcomings were not my own,and freed of responsibility for our shared insanity, made it yours alone.But it isn't yours alone– it may not be yours at all.… Continue reading