Tag: forgiveness

  • Seeking Love

    Seeking Love

    Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.  (Prov. 17:9) I just love it that I always come away with an incredible gem of truth every time I read in Proverbs.  A profound, yet practical, thing that can be applied to my life to make it better.  And…

  • Weekend Reads 4/11

    Weekend Reads 4/11

    Here are a few links we found interesting or worthwhile this week, and we pass them on to you for reading over the weekend. Let’s Stop Forgiving Those Who Don’t Want Forgiveness – “I understand the motive, and also the desire to present an attractive witness about Christian forgiveness to the world. But it’s not…

  • Betrayal

    Betrayal

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    Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the Twelve?  And yet one of you is a devil.”  He spoke of Judas the son of Simon Iscariot, for he, one of the Twelve, was going to betray him. – John 6:70-71 We have all had moments in our lives where we have felt absolutely betrayed…

  • out from under the law

    out from under the law

    Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. (Hebrews 9:22) The latter part of this verse is a coffee cup favorite. It is commonly used to communicate the necessity of the cross when sharing the gospel message. And that is not…

  • friendship

    friendship

    Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. (Philippians 2:3) Friendships can bring us a lot of joy and a lot of pain. A friendship where each person counts the other more significant is one full of love that has the capacity for a lot of joy. A…