Category: Repent
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Putting Out The Fire
Growing up in fundamentalism, “Repent!” was the call of many a revival preacher. The skilled ones could conjure up the burning fires of hell with such realism and authority, that I could feel the flames as I sat clutching to the pew. Conditioned to “turn or burn,” I repented at every opportunity given. All these […]
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Reform Begins Within
“The church is always trying to get other people to reform,” said Mark Twain. “It might not be a bad idea to reform itself a little.”
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A Change of Scenery
“Repent” is a religious word I’ve heard most of my life, and to this day, it still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand with fright. As a child, I heard the call to repent burst from the lips of many a revival preacher. With the evangelist’s bulging carotids, burning eyes, and […]