Yesterday I was reading a Facebook post by a friend who is part of our church. She described the very real troubles in her life and family and asked some […]
Yesterday I was reading a Facebook post by a friend who is part of our church. She described the very real troubles in her life and family and asked some […]
I am reading Brad Jersak’s book, “A More Christlike God” and this quote really struck me. It is from Bill Maher, who is a satirist from the US and very […]
Helen reminded me today about remembering. As she said, remembering was and is a key part of Judaism. All the different festivals, feasts and celebrations in the calendar are about […]
Sending it away The Greek word for forgiveness in the NT is “aphesis”. The most common translation for that word is “to send away” or to “let go”. Forgiveness is […]
Is forgiveness the same as reconciliation? No. The best situation would be that reconciliation happens. That’s the Holy Grail. Both parties kiss and make up and everything carries on where […]
Revenge “Getting even” really never actually means that. We never just even things out. We always add a bit of icing on top of it. You poke me, so I […]
What Does Forgiveness Mean? Forgiveness does not mean that what they did was okay. Forgiveness means that you just do not have the whole story. We do not see what […]
“Forgiveness is setting someone free, then discovering that the person set free is you” – Rob Bell Jesus talks so much about forgiving. It is so critical and so central […]