I think that was the first time in my entire life that I understood that sin was real, sin was foul, sin was not some remote theological idea but a terrible cruelty resident in each and every one of us, to be faced and fought every day until the day you die. (firstthings.com)
I think that was the first time in my entire life that I understood that sin was real. (firstthings.com)
... I felt the pain and, perhaps for the first time in my entire life, I felt embarrassed at the thought that it could very well be my fellow Muslims who had committed this horrendous act of terrorism. (christianitytoday.com)