by Debbie W. Wilson | Aug 17, 2010 | Forgiveness, Relationship with God, Relationships, Shame
How does God look at His children when they intentionally or accidentally sin in the worse way? Is He fed up? Sometimes it is hard to forgive ourselves, or know how to treat ourselves, or others after we’ve messed up. Larry and I had a great friend who is now with the...
by Debbie W. Wilson | May 24, 2010 | Broken Relationships, Faith, Forgiveness, Healing, Life skills, Relationship with God, Shame
A young woman sat across from me wringing her hands. Carrie’s strained face revealed the misery of sleepless nights. Years before she’d fallen into an illicit relationship. Her guilt-stricken conscience had forced her to end the affair after a short time. Now years...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Apr 20, 2010 | Forgiveness, Healing, Life skills
Someone has compared forgiveness to cleaning a wound. I find that comparison accurate in many ways. First of all, the deeper the wound, the more it hurts to clean it. It doesn’t hurt to wash off a surface scratch, but a deep wound is very tender and the very action of...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Feb 9, 2010 | Forgiveness, Relationship with God
Let’s play “word association.” When I say snow, what comes to your mind? After a week of school closings and delays many of you may be thinking cabin fever and hassle. Our daughter Ginny works for the airlines and associates snow with canceled flights and urgent...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jan 25, 2010 | Faith, Forgiveness, Love, Relationship with God
“The longer I live the more convinced I am that a loving God will not turn people of different faiths away from heaven. A loving God just would not turn away a Buddhist, Hindu or any other faith because they are not Christian,” asserted the very bright dinner guest...
by Debbie W. Wilson | Jun 29, 2009 | Disappointment, Forgiveness, Newsletter, Regret, Shame
Are you haunted with the nagging sense that you were made for more than your normal experience? That there is some purpose, some meaning whose shadowy presence constantly eludes you? I believe the sad story of Eve unravels much of the mystery that plagues our...
