Shepherd. Storyteller. Songwriter.
You are a parent to five young children. You’ve noticed that they’ve been acting a bit strange around you (especially #4). But they’re just kids, you reason; kids are weird sometimes.
One day, after the younger two are in bed, the older three approach you. They look solemn and hesitant.
“What’s up?” you ask with a smile.
The oldest asks, “Can we talk?”
Continue reading “We Were Gentle Among You: Pastoring Like a Nursing Mother”
Yesterday, I posted a short meditation on the difference between saying “I’m sorry” and “I sinned.” I emphasized that expressing sorrow over an action is different than admitted a wrong. When we have done wrong, both are necessary. We should feel and express grief over the harm we have done. Likewise, we should own our wrong-doing; we should admit that what we did was actually wrong. Both are necessary, but both are not sufficient. Love calls us to repent. Acknowledging that we have sinned against our neighbor and expressing grief do not equal repentance. Continue reading “I Sinned ≠ I Repent”