The bible's understanding of evil is way more broad and balanced that most of ours. What categories for evil do you have?
Tamar's story is one of lust, shame, and desperation. And yet, God chose her to be in Jesus' Family. What does this show us about who God is and how he operates in the world?
We've all be infected with our culture's value of self-sufficiency and it is the key hindrance to feeling God's love.
Repentance might conjure up feelings of sadness and condemnation, but Jesus shows us that it is really a matter of coming home to our Father.