Quotes by : Thomas C. Oden

One trains the eye of confession most closely on what is hurting. If sin is present it will be aching.....

While the memory of guilt is far from pleasant (like 'wormwood and gall'), it has the curative intent....

The faithful have no dread of using the traditional language of the church. Terms like incarnation and....

Protestant Christianity, whether in its liberal or conservative garb, finds itself waking up each morning....

The confessor can nullify the exquisitely seasonable moment of confession by talking instead of listening.....

God loves us toughly enough not to allow us to be happy with our sins. The recollection of sin rightly....

Christian consciousness experiences itself in a curious sense as LIBERATED TO FAIL, without intolerable....

A delicate balance is required: keep the penitent tautly close to the point of recognizing sin, and then....

Protestants at one time were confident that their free form of confession was a vast improvement upon....

It is a fanatical notion that we interfere with the Holy Spirit if we make any preparation for prayer.....