How to Forgive: Let’s Do It
Don’t wait until you feel like forgiving. Choose obedience. Your high priest is helping you.
Have You Counted the Cost of Not Forgiving?
“Fair is what comes to the state fairgrounds once a year,” a friend’s divorce attorney said. Many things in life don’t seem fair. And forgiveness is one of them. If you forgive the person who owes you $30,000, money won’t magically appear to replace what’s lost. They...
Forgiving Hurts; Not Forgiving Hurts More
I feel sooooooo free…Part of me wants to jump up and down. Another part stands in awe that nothing ties me down any more. The wounds still hurt, but they don’t own me anymore. I never thought so much pain on Thursday could lead to so much joy and peace! I’m glad I...
To Forgive: Get Real with God
A young woman, who’d come to me for help, sat before me describing what a wonderful man her father was. Since I knew she was a victim of incest, I asked her, “If I brought in a ten-year old girl and told you that every night her father did to her what your father did...
Why Should I Forgive?
“Will you help me control my thinking?” The airport shuttle driver’s question surprised me. He’d obviously overheard my conversation with the woman leaving the shuttle. His landlady, who called herself a Christian, had wronged him. Hurt and anger showed in his eyes...What Frodo Teaches Us about Forgiveness
The Holiday season often brings unexpected pain. We’re left out of gatherings we used to be a part of, or we have to join ones that include people who’ve wronged us. If this season has stirred some hurtful emotions, I hope this post I’m bringing back...
