Posts Tagged: "Confession"

How Far Do I Have To Go Before Just Admitting That I Screwed Up?

Almost 20 years ago, one of the key guys on my youth ministry team was getting credentialed as a minister. He’d graduated from college, answered the right questions, made it through the interview, and was becoming an official “Rev.”

So I got him a nice Bible with “Reverend” and his name in gold on the cover, and planned a special service to recognize this milestone.

I don’t remember all that went into this little celebration. There was probably a reception and cake. I think we invited his parents and relatives to the shindig.

What I’ll never forget, though, was my… Read More

At Frankie’s Confession

- - Life With God, Uncategorized

I love the story of Frankie’s confession – as told by Frank McCourt in his famous autobiography Angela’s Ashes.

The story takes place in Limerick, Ireland when he was a young boy…

His mother had just given birth, and their in-laws from the north sent some money to buy milk for the new baby. But his father, an alcoholic, has taken the money and is drinking it up in the pubs.

His mother sends Frankie to find his dad and bring him home.

Young Frankie can’t find his father, but what he finds instead is… Read More