Podcast
On Being with Krista Tippett
The book explores repentance as a refreshing practice for every life, connecting it to the Hebrew word Shuvah and its meanings of turning, returning, and responding. It was discussed as a process of healing, not condemnation, and a way to overcome past mistakes.
Sin is about pretending that something is true when in fact it is not. Adulatory is pretending that something is divine and worthy of our devotion when in fact it is not. And then you wrote repentance...
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The book explores repentance as a refreshing practice for every life, connecting it to the Hebrew word Shuvah and its meanings of turning, returning, and responding. It was discussed as a process of healing, not condemnation, and a way to overcome past mistakes.
Sin is about pretending that something is true when in fact it is not. Adulatory is pretending that something is divine and worthy of our devotion when in fact it is not. And then you wrote repentance is all about choosing truth over deception.
It is a the cost of ignoring the work of repentance which I think we do in our public life right are not easily quantifiable but the evidence is all around us. We see it in the lives of public figures politicians and corporate executives who get caught in some deceitful or fraudulent behavior and deny it.