“To err is human, to blame it on someone else is more human.”- Unknown June Hunt continues her presentation (Chapter 8, How to Forgive) of the four stages of forgiveness by discussing stages two and three. Stage Two: Feel the Offense. We may respond to unjust treatment with anger, outrage or even hatred. Ms. Hunt […]
“Forgiveness is not a feeling. Indeed, forgiveness is a purposeful decision- an act of the will not dependent on our emotions.”- June Hunt In Chapter 6 (“Removing Hard Rocks of Resentment- Choosing Forgiveness Over Feelings”) of How to Forgive, June Hunt reminds us that we must forgive because God has forgiven us all the more […]
In Chapter 7 (“The Gospel of Suffering”) of Glorious Ruin, Pastor Tullian Tchividjian quotes his friend Scotty Smith, who once said the “God will use the pain in our lives to make us cry uncle, so that we might cry Father.” The author adds that as Christians we serve an unrelenting God who desires that […]