James wrote to Christians this following warning: “Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin” (James 4.17). When children know they are in trouble, they think they did something wrong, otherwise why the problem? They may ask, “What did I do wrong?” But the answer often surprises them when they hear, “You failed to do what you should have done.”  In religious parlance this is called a “sin of omission.” (Remember, a “sin of commission” is when you do something that you are not supposed to do.) In the parable […]