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Reconciliation

Ambassadors to the ‘Here and Now’

Ambassadors to the ‘Here and Now’

What is an ambassador? You may picture a distinguished white-haired person in formal clothing. Perhaps a colorful sash draped over a...

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Confusing love and forgiveness

Confusing love and forgiveness

Love and forgiveness are often confused with each other. The confusion results in loss.  The accompanying photo illustrates this...

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Forgiveness distorted

Forgiveness distorted

What do you understand and practice when it comes to forgiveness? Before launching into an exploration of real or true forgiveness,...

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Love is active

Love is active

How do you experience relief, even healing, from the unpleasant emotions and burdens that flow from a damaged relationship? Many...

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Destination of forgiveness

Destination of forgiveness

For most, a journey means travelling to a destination. The 'journey' of forgiveness has a destination. Not all reach the destination....

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The map of forgiveness

The map of forgiveness

Recently, I was in a foreign country for the first time. I usually knew where I was and where I wanted to go, but I didn’t know how to...

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4 practices when loving hurts

4 practices when loving hurts

When another person breaks relationship – cutting you deeply and stepping way over the line – what are you to do?   Consulting our...

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Bold love

Bold love

You're standing in cold water up to your waist. Your arms are wrapped tightly against your chest as you resist the plunge into the...

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2 questions about restitution

2 questions about restitution

"Restitution: what it is; why it matters" triggered lots of great questions.  For context, we explored earlier the gift of a new...

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The truth about restitution

The truth about restitution

Restitution. We’ve described it as repentance in action. We then fleshed out some aspects of it in “2 questions about restitution.”...

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Why reconciliation is important to you

Why reconciliation is important to you

  Karl Barth (1886-1968) was perhaps the most influential theologian of the 20th Century. On reconciliation, he wrote: To fail...

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5 habits of highly forgiving people

5 habits of highly forgiving people

Forgiveness is at or near the heart of God. It is difficult to name a subject more important to the life of Christians. And yet, it is...

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