the prodigal son {part 1}

Those who have served God for a long time and have been kept from gross sins have a great deal to be humbly thankful for, but nothing to proudly boast about. ~ Matthew Henry There are so many great lessons in this one parable! Lessons on pride, greed, faith, hope, acceptance, repentance, and forgiveness. I’ve spent {a few too many} hours studying Matthew Henry’s commentary…

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bless those who curse you

Forgiveness is the well from which we draw the water to wash others’ feet. ~ D. Siler I’m going to address two important issues today: pursuing resolution, and blessing those who curse us. Pursuing Resolution We are called to live vertical lives looking heavenward, not horizontally—looking at what our neighbors are doing. “She’s mad at me; she started it; I’ll forgive when she apologizes first.”…

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doers of the word

Christians are the most forgiven people in the world. Therefore, we should be the most forgiving people in the world. ~ Ken Sande That quote says it all! And after all this writing, I kinda wanna yell at y’all . . . “For the love of God people, can’t we all just love each other and get along!?” But let’s pretend I didn’t write that…

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does god really forgive?

“. . . as far as sunrise is from sunset, he has separated us from our sins.” Psalm 103:12 {MSG} In working on this series, I put out a couple of requests asking people for their questions and concerns relating to forgiveness. Here’s one comment I received and I feel it’s in the heart of many others: I struggle with wondering if *I* am really…

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