“Learning to forgive someone who has wronged us is nothing short of learning to think and act like God.”- June Hunt “Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.”- Romans 12:7 June Hunt concludes Chapter 3 of How to Forgive by discussing what forgiveness […]
“Forgiveness . . . is moving the guilty from your hook to God’s hook.”- June Hunt Today, in Chapter 3 of How to Forgive, June Hunt concludes her discussion of seven misunderstandings about forgiveness. 4. Forgiveness is not excusing the wrong or letting the guilty “get away with it.” Ms. Hunt states that all wrong […]
June Hunt continues her discussion of seven misunderstandings about forgiveness (Chapter 3, How to Forgive) by comparing forgiveness and reconciliation. She also states that forgiveness is not a feeling. 2. Forgiveness is not the same as reconciliation. Forgiveness does not equate with instant reconciliation. Forgiveness doesn’t mean you turn back the clock and start over […]
“By clearing away some of the confusion about forgiveness, we lay the foundation for our own freedom. The stone wall encasing our hearts can be broken, freeing us from our rocks of resentment.”- June Hunt June Hunt begins Chapter 3(“Stone Her! Stone Her! What Forgiveness Is, What Forgiveness Isn’t”) of How to Forgive by citing […]
In Chapter 2 (“The School of Hard Rocks: Reshaping a Hardened Heart”) of How to Forgive, June Hunt speaks of reshaping a hardened heart- hers. Ms. Hunt describes her father as hard as flint with a hair-trigger temper. Although her father was recognized as a visionary business leader, at home the family walked on eggshells […]
“I don’t want those who are hurting to be further hurt by embedded bitterness– simply because they don’t grasp the true meaning of forgiveness . . . or they don’t know the ‘how-to’s’ of forgiveness.”- June Hunt June Hunt is a biblical counselor and founder of Hope For The Heart, a worldwide biblical counseling ministry. […]
The Circle Maker (Zondervan, 2011) Mark Batterson, lead pastor at National Community Church in Washington, DC, wrote The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears in 2011. Mark’s stated purpose in writing The Circle Maker is to “show you how to claim God-given promises, pursue God-ordained dreams, and seize God-ordained opportunities.” […]
“You have collected all my tears in your bottle.”- Psalm 56:8 In Chapters 17 (“Bottled Prayer”) and 18 (“Now There Was One”), the concluding chapters of The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson writes that there are many different kind of tears, including the tears shed in prayer. Specifically, David’s psalm promise may be the place for […]
“Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood.”- attributed to Chicago architect and visionary Daniel Burnham Mark Batterson begins Chapter 16 (“Double Miracle”) of The Circle Maker by noting that you often feel like you are risking your reputation when you live by faith. But you’re not. You’re risking God’s reputation. […]
“Keep Circling” is the title of the fourth and final section of The Circle Maker. Mark Batterson begins by describing his 15.5-mile hike with a 4,8000-foot ascent to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. The trek seemed next to impossible. But the answer was quite simple: one step at a time. Pastor […]
“When you accomplish a God-ordained goal, it is an ebenezer moment.”- Mark Batterson Mark Batterson concludes his discussion of ten steps to goal-setting, as found in Chapter 15 of The Circle Maker. 7. Celebrate along the way. Accomplishing a goal is cause for celebration. Mark believes we should celebrate an answer to prayer, an ebenezer […]
“Give me a stock clerk with a goal, and I will give you a man who will make history. Give me a man without a goal, and I will give you a stock clerk.”- J. C. Penney Today, in Chapter 15 of The Circle Maker, Mark Batterson continues his discussion of ten steps to goal-setting […]