Update: I will be on the Karl and June show again tomorrow morning (Good Friday, 3/25/16 @ 7:00 AM CST. Click through to their site to stream. ***** I’m looking forward to unpacking forgiveness on the Karl and June Mornings…
Forgiveness: Clarifying Concepts from Michael Boys
Pastor Michael Boys of Christ Community Church in Houston recently preached one of the best sermons I have heard on forgiveness. You can listen here. I would encourage you to listen for yourself. Be prepared to notice several points: Notice…
Unpacking Forgiveness in Cambodia
I highly recommend this story of forgiveness. An estimated 1.4 million died at the hands of the Khmer Rouge in the Killing Fields of Cambodia. The film company Moving Works has produced a new movie that shows how the light…
Mohler: “I Am Not a Monster”—Ariel Castro as Sinner and Sociopath
Al Mohler interacts with Ariel Castro’s protestations that he is not a monster: “I am not a monster. I am a normal person. I am just sick.” Those were among the words Ariel Castro addressed to an Ohio judge as…
Forgiveness Quotes That Help Us Heal – Part I
The below forgiveness quotes are some of the most important in history. But you can probably add important ones that I am missing in the comments! Forgiveness Quotes from Jesus . . . And forgive us our debts, as we…
Forgiveness is Not Always Appropriate
Two recent quotes on conditional forgiveness from Doug Wilson: “We cannot forgive those who are defiant, however much we might like to. Because forgiveness is a transaction, if someone steals your car, you can’t run down the street after them,…
Bible Verses on Forgiveness
Any list of forgiveness Bible verses should point to key passages to study. The goal is not to wrench verses out of context. Rather, we need to identify passages to be studied in context. Below are verses from the Bible…
Why Be Motivated to Live the Christian Life? (How John Piper Helped Me)
As a teenager and college student, I viewed living the Christian life with a sense of grim obligation. I knew that I should live for Christ, but I was not very excited to do so. John Piper helped me understand…
Should Christians Always Forgive? Conditional Forgiveness or Unconditional?
The question of whether or not Christians should forgive conditionally or unconditionally is one of the first that comes up when unpacking forgiveness. I wrote a great deal about conditional forgiveness in Unpacking Forgiveness – — I won’t rehash my…
If You Want More Grace . . .
The Bible says that God gives grace to the humble. Sometimes, being humble means saying “I am sorry” first. Think about it. Don’t you find it relatively easy to apologize if the other person says, “I am sorry,” first? Saying…