Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One thing lacking in many expressions of modern Christianity is a genuine practice of heartfelt, honest, and personal confession.

Evidence show that confession might actually have an origin in the pre-Christian religious customs of ancient Greece.

The sign at the church door read: “Confession: Thursdays, 1-3 p.m.” But this wasn’t a Catholic parish — it was a Methodist church. It may be a sign of the times. A growing number of Christians — ...