Moral failings in the church are not a new phenomenon—to read the pages of Christian history is to see sin’s stain throughout. The writings of the New Testament itself acknowledge this reality, ...

Witch hunts are common in the church today. The connection between Saddleback and Salem is people seeing sin in others instead of themselves. “File:Witch in the Salem Witch Trials.jpg” by Thomas ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A church with deep roots in West Michigan and congregations around the world turned 100 this year. Instead of celebrating its centennial, the Protestant Reformed Churches ...

People pray as Pope Francis leads a penance service in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 4. (Credit: CNS.) Listen These days, there can seem to be more sin than sanctity emanating from “the ...

Usury was roundly condemned for most of Christian history. Today it’s practiced without comment—but the witness of Scripture ...

Old Testament professor Gary Anderson explains how sin came to be seen as a debt rather than a weight—and how that shaped Christianity. In the version of the Lord’s Prayer that appears in the Gospel ...

According to the Catholic Church, there are seven mortal or cardinal sins: lust, gluttony, avarice (greed), sloth (laziness), anger, envy, and pride. Roman Catholic theology states that these are “the ...

When we speak about "the Church" doing this or that, we tend to paint a picture of pastors, elders, or those in leadership at the forefront — as if they bear responsibility for sin issues on the rise ...

The National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Chicago recently offered indulgences. Myriam Renaud, CC BY-NC Many people assume that the Catholic Church stopped granting indulgences after ...