“When Jesus had lifted up Himself, and saw none but the woman, He said unto her, ‘Woman, where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee?’  She said, ‘No man, Lord.’  And Jesus said unto her, ‘Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more’” (John 8:10-11).  “Neither do I condemn thee …” were not the words this …

I was raised in a family that could not stand conflict.  If there was something between us (parents and children – or children and children), we had to make it right quickly.  We were not good at allowing issues to fester.  As a result, I grew up learning to be kindly blunt (I hope kind …).  We had a very …