The Rev. Wade Griffith, pastor of the 560-member Liberty Crossings United Methodist Church in Birmingham, preached a sermon in 2013 called 'Is Homosexuality a Sin?' He concluded that it wasn't. (Photo ...

If you were going to compile a list of sins and rate them from minor sins to those that were more serious, you would probably be able to easily list the sins that you consider serious. Sins like ...

If you remove the first three chapters of Genesis, anything goes. So much foundational theology is packed into those seminal verses. One of the things that would go out the door is our initial ...

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I’d like to read you a quote from an interview with someone named Brian Warner: Initially I was drawn into the darker side of life. But it’s really just human nature. I started to learn that ...

Some Christians believe all of humanity is born with a built-in urge to do bad things. They believe original sin stems from Adam and Eve's disobedience to God. Original sin is an Augustine Christian ...

For many traditionalist Christians, the doctrine of “original sin” is a sacred cow. But author Danielle Shroyer hopes to send it to the slaughter house with her book, “Original Blessing: Putting Sin ...

Have you heard the saints confess? It deeply moves you, fills you with wonder at God’s grace, so clearly at work in their lives, in our world. Granted, very few of us are charged with the task of ...