Today Bill Hybels concludes his presentation of three categories to help us determine our response to those who have wronged us (Chapter 5 of Simplify). CATEGORY 3: Life- Shattering Injustices. Pastor Hybels defines a Category 3 wrongdoing as a “life- shattering injustice that comes your way, often out of nowhere, an unthinkable tragedy that forever […]
Bill Hybels continues Chapter 5 of Simplify with the second category to help us determine our response to those who have wronged us. CATEGORY 2: Legitimate wounds. Pastor Hybels notes Category 2 wrongdoings are more complex, leading to legitimate wound requiring resolution and healing. Sooner or later all of us experience legitimate wounds. They are […]
“But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”- Romans 5:8 “You can tell a lot about someone’s heart by how that person prays when he or she has been wronged.”- Bill Hybels In Chapter 5 (“From Wounded to Whole: Making Room for Forgiveness”) of Simplify, […]
Mark Batterson begins Chapter 7 (“Supernatural Synchronicity”) of The Grave Robber with a question regarding history’s most improbable circumstances as well as our daily happenstances: “Coincidence or providence?” As believers, we know, as Pastor Batterson states: “There are no coincidences. Only providences. No accidents. Only divine appointments.” Mark tells the story of his friend Kevin […]
Today Charles Stanley completes his presentation of five reasons why the Lord allow us to experience enduring dark times. 2. To prepare you. Dr. Stanley notes that throughout Joseph’s thirteen years of enduring dark times in Egypt, God positioned him perfectly and spiritually for what would come next. Dr. Stanley explains that is true for […]
Today Charles Stanley concludes his discussion of ten powerful assurances from God. 5. He will discipline you when needed for your own good. God disciplines us so that we can be free from behaviors or thoughts that ultimately would destroy us, that don’t fit us as a child of God. He helps us become all […]
How Can I Possibly Forgive? (Harvest House, 2014) How Can I Possibly Forgive? Rescuing Your Heart from Resentment and Regret is that latest book by Sara Horn. Sara begins by stating that in order for us to appreciate the unconditional love God gives us and in turn asks us o give others, we need a […]
In Chapter 10 (“Where Love Finds You”), the concluding chapter of How Can I Possibly Forgive?, Sara Horn states that the day-to-day bitterness and resentment many of us struggle with can be broken down to our basic need for love. Furthermore, we struggle most with our hurt when we look to everyone and everything else […]
In Chapter 9 (“When You’re Mad at God”) of How Can I Possibly Forgive?, Sara Horn observes that non-Christians might respond to hurts, disappointments, and tragedies by asserting that God is out to get them. Christians, however, may not want to verbalize that God is out to get them, yet secretly wonder if He is- […]
“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and rich in faithful love.”- Psalm 103:8 “The one who searches for what is good finds favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.”- Proverbs 11:27 Sara Horn concludes Chapter 8 of How Can I Possibly Forgive? by encouraging us to remember […]
“Therefore, there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”- Romans 8:1-2 In Chapter 8 (“Forgiving Yourself”) of How Can I Possibly Forgive?, Sara Horn begins by distinguishing between conviction […]
“It is a sin for the person who knows to do what is good and doesn’t do it.”- James 4:17 “God sometimes removes a person from your life for your protection. Don’t run after them.”- attributed to Rick Warren Sara Horn concludes Chapter 6 of How Can I Possibly Forgive? with strong encouragement for us […]