I was 16 years old and given the keys to drive our brand new 1987 Ford, Fox-Body Mustang…what could go wrong? This little car was just sporty enough, with just enough pep to make me want to show it off. Somehow, soon after receiving my driver’s license, I convinced my parents to let me drive…
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. (Ephesians 4:31-32) One of the hardest things to do as a human is to forgive. One of the biggest robbers of joy…
This week I found a modernized list of how the Bible pictures forgiveness. There are at least seventy-five ways the Bible portrays forgiveness. This list gives a sense of this multi-faceted treasure that every Christian shares. To forgive is to turn the key, open the cell door, and let the prisoner free. To forgive is…
I don’t know about you, but I did my best to take advantage of this summer. Sure, it wasn’t as warm as our previous summers, but it was a summer nonetheless! Our family spent one of these summer weekends dip netting at Kasilof. We got the invite to go to Kasilof from my brother–in–law who…
One of the most dramatic portrayals of reconciliation from all of Scripture is when Jacob reconciles with his brother Esau. If you know their story, then you know a whole lot of damage was done to break their relationship. I can say with complete confidence that like me; you have suffered the loss of a…
I want to move into a realm of real-life germane to every believer. A heart issue that will consume you if left undealt with. This is temptation not to forgive. In view of an increasingly progressive culture, the sin of unforgiveness must be understood in the context of coming persecution where someone’s livelihood can be…
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if anyone would sue you and take your…
Letting go of things can be challenging. Some people are so hard-pressed to hang on to things, that they unwittingly do so to their peril. The app Letgo, used for selling items over your phone, illustrates this very idea: The other day I “cleaned out” the assigned area of the closet I share with my…
I am a millennial. At least that’s what sociologists have termed the generation born roughly between 1981 and 1996. It’s the generation born to baby-boomers and early Gen-X’rs. It’s the generation that came of age at the turn of the new millennium. (In fact, I graduated high school in the year 2000. Yes, the same…
