This is an incredibly powerful story of a man returning a photo to the daughter of the man he shot during the war. I can’t imagine the horrors of the war in which all of these people were involved. I don’t know the man’s whole story. Certainly in war, killing is part of what happens.
And [...]
Continue reading about Forwards That Make You Go, “Huh”- Forgiveness and Enemies
I think this chapter’s discussion on forgiveness is worth the price of the book alone. More than that, it’s probably one of the best, most real discussions of forgiving those who’ve hurt us in a bad way.
So often we talk about forgiveness in churches, but we don’t acknowledge the process, how hard it is, or [...]
Continue reading about Exploring, “The Shack,”- 16- A Morning of Sorrows; Big Forgiveness
Just a brief thought for today. Have you noticed how vulernable the Israelites are to idolatry in the Old Testament. Over and over again the pattern of God’s people turning to idols, getting in trouble, calling out to God, getting rescued, but then going back to idols again. It almost seems ridiculous.
Just read Judges 8 [...]
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