Tag: repentance

How to Turn Repentance Into a Non-Apology Apology

Randolph Jason

How to Turn Repentance Into a Non-Apology Apology by SAM ALLBERRY for The Gospel Coalition It seems to be an almost daily occurrence on the news. A public figure has done or said something that crosses a significant moral line for many people. They try to make a statement that expresses contrition (to satisfy those feeling aggrieved) while not actually admitting any wrongdoing (thus retaining their public credibility). This solution is the non-apology apology, or the faux-pology, the posture of “sorry not sorry.” They’ll say, “I’m sorry that people were…

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Post-Pandemic Church: Pop-Cultural or Biblical?

Randolph Jason

Post-Pandemic Church: Pop-Cultural or Biblical? by LARRY TOMCZAK for Charisma News “So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth” (Gen. 8:11). This is not the end of the world but the end of an era. Sequestered in our “bunkers” we’ve been surveying the situation and, as Christians, we shouldn’t succumb to an understandable sentiment: “Let’s hang in there so we can soon resume everything the way it was.” After the flood everything changed. After World War II everything changed. After 9/11 everything changed. It is not an…

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Waking Up (Podcast)

Randolph Jason

Waking Up Podcast by Janet Parshall for In the Market The inevitable pain of life gives us many reasons to check out – and many ways to do it. Alcohol, entertainment, pills, shopping, porn, chasing success, cashing checks, and collecting social media “likes” – these and so many other things anesthetize us from the wounds of everyday living. Today, our guest takes you into the story of healing. He invites you to see your coping mechanisms for what they are – lesser lovers, which cannot bring the peace, freedom, and…

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