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Category Archives: Forgiveness
Take a closer look at 21 subjects!
An in-depth look at 21 subjects. Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Adoption, Anger, Death, Fear of death, Forgiveness, Love, Parenting, Parenting teens, Wisdom
Tagged Accountability, anger, Death, Forgiveness, Hope, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Proverbs, Repentance, Tolerance, Weakness, Wisdom
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Freedom from a cynical and sarcastic life
A powerful forgiveness story. Continue reading
Understanding Forgiveness
20 resources to help us understand and work through forgiveness. Continue reading
Is grace transforming?
Mercy is not effectively received unless it is shown, for God’s mercy transforms. If God’s mercy does not take root in the heart, it is not experienced. Forgiveness not shown is forgiveness not known. Continue reading
Forgiving those who hurt you
Extending forgiveness is far more difficult for those who do not often celebrate their own forgiveness and for those who cannot confess that God is Lord of their circumstances Continue reading
Posted in Bitterness, Disciple-making, Discipleship, Forgiveness, Guidelines for living, Guilt, Revenge, Spiritual disciplines, Spiritual transformation, Suffering, Teaching of Jesus, Trials
Tagged anger, forgiving. hard to forgive, hurt by others, Revenge, struggle with bitterness, unforgiving
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Heap burning coals on his head?
What does it mean that you will heap burning coals on his head”? 5 ways burning coals are understood.
And, six guidelines (when you feel like getting revenge). Continue reading
Posted in Eye for Eye, Forgiveness, Peace, Revenge, Romans
Tagged Forgiveness, getting even, Kindness, power of restraint, Revenge, vengeance is mine
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Get off the guilt trip
It’s possible to hurt ourselves and others when we don’t deal constructively with guilt in a grace-based, future-oriented way. Continue reading
Did I commit the unforgivable sin?
Aside from specifically identifying blasphemy against the Spirit, we can at least say that it included… Continue reading
When forgotten and deserted
It hurts to be forgotten and deserted. But when faced with such experiences, we only multiply our pain when we choose… Continue reading
Posted in Bitterness, Comfort, Despair, Forgiveness, Resentment, Suffering, Trials
Tagged abandoned, deserted, forgotten, rejected by friends
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Can we earn God’s forgiveness?
We will never forgive others to the extent that Continue reading
Posted in Forgiveness, God's Love, Love, Mercy, Wisdom
Tagged can we earn God's forgiveness?, Forgiven people forgive others, Hard to forgive
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