Category: forgiveness

• Cover Sin Or Expose It?

  We’ve all had that dream where we can’t cover our nakedness in front of a crowd. When Adam and Eve realized they were naked, they immediately tried to cover up with fig leaves and to hide themselves from God (Genesis 3:7-8). When we sin, we feel a similar kind of shame, and our instinct is…

  Christie Cole Atkins

  May 2, 2026

  forgiveness, sin

  accountability, Adam and Eve, blood of Christ, confession, forgiveness, garments of salvation, humility, Jesus Christ, rebuke, robe of righteousness, spiritual nakedness, the church

• Good Guys and Bad Guys

  There may be exceptions, but I think the tendency is for most of us to identify with either the hero of a story, or, if that’s not possible, with the victim. We don’t want to relate to the bad guy.

  Christie Cole Atkins

  April 11, 2026

  forgiveness, Jesus Christ, the gospel

  Bible as literature, children of God, humility, Jesus Christ, pride, repentance, spiritual blindness

• Personal Justice

  There is a time when justice should not be very high on my list of concerns, and that is when I myself am treated unjustly.

  Christie Cole Atkins

  March 14, 2026

  forgiveness

  anger, complaining, forgiveness, God, Jesus Christ, mercy, turning the other cheek, vengeance

• Our Greatest Need

  Sometimes what we think we need, is not what we need. I understand this when my 7-year-old asks me fifty times a day for candy. It’s not best for him; he just wants it. But it’s harder to understand when it comes to my own happiness.

  Christie Cole Atkins

  November 12, 2022

  comfort zone, forgiveness, gratitude