forgiveness

The whole idea of forgiveness is one that seems often misunderstood when it comes to the church. Common statements about it include, “So if someone sins on Saturday, all they have to do is come to church on Sunday and they’ll be forgiven?” or “Does that mean child molestors get to go to heaven and is treated the same as Someone who has never sinned in his or her life?”  Read More »

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I cannot hold a grudge. It absolutely amazes me that people have the capacity to maintain a friendship and then, the moment the other person messes up, they suddenly cut them out of their life forever.  Read More »

Even in our world that seems so full of hate, violence, mistrust, shame, and abuse, I would wholeheartedly argue that true love still exists and is all around us.  Read More »

My perspective is changing about the recent raid in Texas on a religious sect after a young girl may have reported being abused. Now that the mothers of the children who have been taken away by Child Protective Services have spoken out and voiced their side of the story, I am reminded that we as readers rarely get the whole truth.  Read More »

Blame a verb meaning to find fault or to hold responsible. It is something we all do. We point fingers, call names, and tear down those who cause the acts we do not approve of. It is meant with a negative connotation and is rarely followed with forgiveness. Most of us blame others. Some of us blame our selves.  Read More »

Last night my brother and I got into a silly argument, a tension that built as a result of a miscommunication. My brother and I have to share a car when he is home from school, and we both had to work really early. I told the lady who I nanny for that I would be over after I got off from my other job to spend the night so I would be there when she left in the morning for work.  Read More »

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