life. faithful.

I read an article the other day a bout raising kids to have no concept of sin. I have to say, it was heartbreaking in so many different ways. Honestly, I almost don't even know where to start... First, I have to admit that my heart broke for the parents in the article. From what the article said, they both grew up going to church in what the author called "fundamentalist" homes. She talked about God as if He were some bitter, cynical judge who just wanted to throw the book at any rule breakers. She said she was always afraid of messing up; "sin" was like the hammer waiting to drop and crush her under its weight. I've got to say, I wouldn't want my kids to grow up with that view of God and sin, either. It's a sad truth that many people turn away from the perfect love of God because of the imperfections of people. All too often, people are hurt early in life by those associated with God, and those hurts get so deep that they cut all the way to t...