Dr. Mike Wittmer recently interacted with whether or not it is appropriate to forgive ourselves. Be encouraged to read Mike’s excellent post. Here is what I wrote in Unpacking Forgiveness regarding the question, “How can I forgive myself?” If you…
If someone has been divorced, can he or she remarry?
RSS subscribers may need to click through to watch this video clip. This is a question I also addressed in Unpacking Forgiveness.
Forgiveness for Terrorists?
If you’ve ever struggled when you hear a group of Christians offer blanket forgiveness then a guest post I did on Zach Nielsen’s blog may be of interest.
Don’t Fight Fire With Fire
From Peacemaker Ministries: In responding to an angry reaction, remember that “a gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger” (Prov. 15:1). Respond to anger with a gentle voice, relaxed posture, and calm gestures. Communicate in…
What do you believe concerning “the forgiveness of sins”?
Heidelberg Question #56. What do you believe concerning “the forgiveness of sins”? I believe that God, because of Christ’s atonement, will never hold against me any of my sins nor my sinful nature which I need to struggle against all…
How can I stop thinking about how someone hurt me?
Mental quicksand – – sometimes we know that we need to quit dwelling on past wounds done to us, yet we can’t move beyond this. This weekend, I was privileged to preach this weekend at Bethel Church in Crown Point,…
Unpacking the Casey Anthony Case
I didn’t follow the Casey Anthony case closely enough to offer any meaningful opinions about guilt or innocence. But one of my goals with Unpacking Forgiveness was to consider situations when the wounds are deep and justice seems far away.…
Interviewed about Forgiveness on Peacetalk 660
Larry Wood of Peacetalk radio ministries will interview me today about Unpacking Forgiveness beginning at 11:30AM CST (12:30 EST). You can listen here.
Living next to your son’s killer
Notice that when this lady unpacked forgiveness with her son’s killer forgiveness meant “more than a feeling.” The victim’s mom and the killer ended up being neighbors. If you watch the video, you will notice there is still some of…
Unpacking Forgiveness available in Korean
There are an estimated 70 million Korean speaking people in the world. So far as I am aware, I know one of them. But, I am hoping some of them are bi-lingual and I will hear from that after they…