Comments on: Seeing sin as a catapult.

By: L

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:22:47 +0000

Denial, guilt, more denial…

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:09:17 +0000

Timothy Keller wrote an awesome book about this called The Prodigal God. He likened the older brother to the Pharisees and said both kids missed the point of their father's love.

By: thoughtriver

thoughtriver — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:49:18 +0000

This is very good. Sobering thought. We all need to take a closer look at what we are doing in our lives and where we are heading.

By: Tonya

Tonya — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:11:00 +0000

Since I’ve just found your blog — and working from #1 up — it reminds me of Casting Crown’s song “Slow Fade”. That’s what the song is all about. Committing sin doesn’t just happen instantly. We slowly fade into it — not realizing, sometimes, that’s where we’re headed. One innocent action leads to other actions, and by the time we realize where we’re headed, it’s been a slow trip.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:21:00 +0000

I’ll look forward to reading your book. There is a lot to learn/discuss in that one story.

We talk a lot about the ‘prodigal son’ and his father’s love. I think we often miss the lessons of the older brother. I feel like a lot of churches today are made up of “older brothers” who have seemingly walked the line but don’t have the compassion. And we the prodigals return we just want to say “what about me?.. I’ve been here all along, teaching Sunday School, leading the prayer group.”

What do you think?

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:21:00 +0000

We own that catapult!

By: joan.ekimball

joan.ekimball — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:06:00 +0000

In order to catch myself before sin 400, and to get at the roots of things….
I go to a recovery program. I need it.

By: Brannon

Brannon — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:54:00 +0000

Writeaway had a great insight on that. I’ve actually heard it described as “gravity.” One sin attracts another, then the two of them together have a greater mass, attracting more and more, etc. (That’s more new-agey than Bible.) So how about just, “You reap what you sow.” And sometimes it takes awhile for seeds to sprout. But they always do.

By: Writeaway

Writeaway — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:23:00 +0000

I heard a former prostitute speak one time and she said something very profound: One sin leads to another. Sin doesn’t isolate itself. It grabs everything around it. You do something wrong, then you lie about it or cover it up or not ask for forgiveness… then do something a little worse the next time, then lie about it or cover it up….