Understanding forgiveness in prayer and forgiveness in person can help us to navigate difficult life circumstances e.g. how do you forgive someone who has hurt you deeply, but who has already passed away or is out of sight completely? You must cultivate and nourish forgiveness in prayer.
Read MoreThere is something about the holidays that begins to stir deep dark waters of childhood emotions within me and threatens to sweep me up in rip currents and deposit me far away from my grounding in Christ – the tide of unforgiveness rises in my heart and I must seek higher ground. While my issues stem from growing up with an emotionally neglectful alcoholic mother and an absent father, I am sure I am not alone during the holidays.
Read MoreEarly yesterday afternoon, Tim Keller sent out a tweet that set Twitter ablaze with controversy. Keller tweeted, “Jesus didn’t come primarily to solve the economic, political, and social problems of the world. He came to forgive our sins.” Accusations immediately began to pour in that Keller was claiming that Jesus does not care about social justice.
Read MoreMy evangelism professor in seminary was Jack Miller. He not only believed the gospel, he loved the gospel. He was gospel-centered and from that center he overflowed with joy and love. He was also a risk-taker. He believed the words of Paul in Romans 8 that if God has given us his Son then we can face death all day long. We can take risks for Jesus’ sake and Jack did. I am not sure how anecdotal this account is but I was told that he would often go up to a complete stranger and introduce himself by saying, “Hello, I am Jack and I am a recovering Pharisee.”
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