Article April 11, 2011 ISSUE

No need for self-condemnation—God loves you!

By Amy Richmond

First appeared as a web original on October 23, 2006

Have you ever felt you weren’t good enough to go to church? As if you didn’t deserve to be there? Or maybe that you weren’t living up to the standards of Christian behavior the way you think you should?

When you feel like that, or you think others are judging you, it can just seem easier to stay home. But isn’t it ironic that we sometimes pull away from church when we need it most?