In Unpacking Forgiveness my central goal is to show how the Cross (and how God forgives us) is foundational to understanding interpersonal forgiveness (forgiving one another). Today on Route 5:9 (Peacemakers’ blog), Fred Barthel emphasizes this point in a succinct…
Who in Hell . . .?
To forgive in the right way, you must believe rightly about hell. If I was asked to layout the areas of systematic theology/doctrine which most immediately come to bear on unpacking forgiveness I would begin with these. Doctrine of Salvation…
Should We Forgive John Edwards?
A friend pointed me to this article by John Mark Reynolds on what the attitude of Christians should be to John Edwards. It is a valuable article because Reynolds helps us think theologically while walking carefully through a particular forgiveness…
Books on Forgiveness
Click here to see an Amazon list I created on forgiveness books. If you find it helpful, then by all means click on the “yes” button on Amazon. Alternatively. . .
CNN Article: "Afghan children raped with ‘impunity,’ U.N. official says" What is the Christian response?
What are Christians to say to people who go through such things? Is it true that children are raped with impunity? Impunity means “exemption or freedom from punishment.” I looked it up. This CNN article describes the awful situation in…
"If you hold a grudge . . ."
“If you hold a grudge, you doubt the judge.” (Source unknown). Romans 12:19
Unpacking Forgiveness Wordled
When a document is wordled (as I understand it) the most frequent words in a document are represented graphically. The more frequent a word, the larger it appears. Below is my forthcoming book (Unpacking Forgiveness) wordled.
Route 5:9 Quoting Keller Quoting Bonhoeffer
Here is a quote on forgiveness worthy of reflection. And, we all need to reflect on forgiveness.
Freed Hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Forgiveness
The NY Times published an interview with one of the hostages recently freed in Columbia (HT: Crunchy Con). She is transparent and vulnerable in describing how she is seeking to unpack forgiveness. The article reads: She wants to bear witness…
Unpacking Forgiveness on Pollywog Creek
I can’t remember when I first stumbled across the Pollywog Creek blog. But, it’s become one of my favorites. It’s worth it for the pictures alone. I do remember one evening when I was especially tired from ministry and I…