... God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through...
Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his footsteps (1 Peter 1:21) How can Jesus Christ be...
… the goal must remain the hope of reconciliation and new life.[1] A journey means traveling toward a goal or destination. Knowing...
I wisely start with a map. (J. R. R. Tolkien)[1] When in unfamiliar territory, it is valuable—if not necessary—to have a good map....
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Matthew 6:12) What does this mean for forgiveness? A moment’s...
Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34) Some time ago, I was asked, “But what about when...
If forgiveness is the process of rebuilding damaged or broken relationships, what damages or breaks a relationship? How can we...
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, … (Psalm 51:4) These are the words of King David, spoken...
No doubt, at some time or other, a person has taken offense at what you have said or done. They might even have voiced it with words...
“But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies ...” Having asked how to love when it hurts, we now ask how love moves toward the one...
“Hold on! How can I love like Jesus?” This was the question that many (perhaps you) asked at the end of the previous post: “Loving...
“If your brother sins against you, Go and show him his fault …” You stand at the edge of icy water. You know you must go in; every...
re·pent (rĭ-pĕnt′) v. A harsh, judgmental, old-fashioned religious command shouted at sinners from a distance, meaning “Feel really...
dy·nam·ic (dī-ˈna-mik) adj. marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change[1] In the previous post, we...
con·fess (kən-ˈfes) v. to tell or make known (something, such as something wrong or damaging to oneself).[1] As we move forward...
Against you, you only, I have sinned … David blew it big time. Later, he wrote a psalm revealing the turmoil of his soul before...
