Apologies vs. Repentance

This morning I read Tom Ascol's latest over at Founders Blog and found it to be very helpful to me since I have a situation in my life that is similar. He starts:

As a father of six children and the possessor of one heart I have had many opportunities to both to practice and to teach the art of acknowledging sin and seeking to make amends. What I have discovered both paternally and internally is that expressions of true repentance are much more rare than the dime-a-dozen-variety apologies.

He goes on to offer a great explanation of the difference between true sorrow and feigned words of apology.

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