When I was little, and my mother was very young in her faith, she went through what is commonly known in Christian circles as a legalistic phase. In our home, following Jesus became about doing what the Bible said to a “T.” It also meant throwing out anything in our home (including my Barbies), that could be of the devil. As a kid, I didn’t understand any of it, but as an adult I am beginning to see the rational. People fall into a legalistic phase when their new found relationship with Jesus is so life changing that they begin [...]