Tag: Forgiveness
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I Could’ve Quit Too Soon
It’s been 26 years since I almost quit too soon. I thought about that today while driving to an out of town ministry opportunity. It’s been 26 years since I contemplated driving my van into a telephone pole at 70 miles an hour. Really, you say? Why would someone like me ever think of taking…
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Why won’t you forgive me when I tell you I’m sorry?
These days, the words, “I’m sorry” are about as genuine and believable as a university head basketball/football coach’s signature on a multiyear contract. In other words, they mean nothing. “But why won’t people believe me when I say I’m sorry? Why do I have to jump through so many hoops before they forgive me?” Let’s…
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Are You Hiding In The Bushes?
I’d like to begin this post with two questions. The first – “Are you hiding in the bushes?” The second – “Who’s in the bushes with you?” Not long after God created Adam and Eve, not long after He blessed them and told them to be fruitful and multiply, and shortly after telling them they…
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Scared Out Of Hell
I remember the time, way back in 1975, that my soul cried out to God. A God I didn’t know, wasn’t sure if I wanted to know Him, and didn’t pay much attention to what people were telling me about Him. You know, all the “God loves you” jargon. No, I didn’t cry out…
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How Great Is God’s Love?
I’ve heard it said that God’s love is beyond description. I believe I understand what they mean. Yet there is a way one can really grasp the greatness of that love, like they’ve never grasped it before. Here’s a passage from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. “I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources…
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An Adulterous Affair
“It just happened. One day I was deeply in love with my wife, and the next day I found myself in bed with another woman.” “I don’t know what happened!” “I wasn’t flirting. I’m just an innocent victim.” “My husband is never around. Even when he’s home, he’s got some stupid ball game on. But…
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Forgive Thyself?
We ran into a friend of ours the other day at Lowe’s Home Improvement store. A friend who just happens to be a counselor. While my wife and I visited with him, catching up on a couple years of stuff, we also reminisced about some of our counseling sessions from 20 years ago. By the…
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Intentions and Actions
I heard something a long time ago that is probably appropriate for today’s world. Are you ready for this? We love to judge people by their actions, and yet demand they judge us by our intentions. “Here’s what I meant…” “Let me explain to you what I was thinking…” “I realize what it looked like,…
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The Christmas Fence
Have you ever considered the value of a fence? I mean, why do people build fences? You never hear of animals building them; only people find it necessary to have a fence. Only people NEED a fence. There are various kinds of fences: wooden, privacy, chain link, barbed wire, and split rail fences to name…
Jan Grace 