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Shame: Stepping out of the darkness

Writing / Natasha Woodcraft / christian poetry, garden of eden, guilt, Jesus, John 1:6-7, Martin luther, nailing it to the cross, promises of god, shame, shame at the fall, sin, sin boldly, sin shame guilt, the fall, the wanderer, theology of shame

In church, we talk a lot about sin and finding forgiveness and about guilt and being cleansed. But how often do we talk about shame? Not very much. In fact, I believe we often feel compelled to cling onto shame. We believe we’ve been forgiven and are grateful for it, but shame about our past or present remains. The question is – should it?

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