We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions…Stephen Covey In June, my wife Melinda and I will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. One would think after a quarter of a century of marriage, I’d have this whole husband thing figured out. I don’t. Like all couples, we’ve...
If you take a glance at any weekend news show on TV or spend more than 5 minutes on the internet, you can quickly see that forgiveness appears to be in short supply nowadays. It seems like we’ve shifted from a society that embraces (or at least tolerates) vigorous debate of opposing ideas to a...
Oxford English Dictionary defines forgiveness as “to grant free pardon and to give up all claim on account of an offense or debt”. Forgiveness is important for a number of reasons. Four that came to mind are: We are not powerful enough to right the wrongs done to us; We may have...
I can’t give what I don’t have. About 5 years ago I memorized Colossians 3:12-14, “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance...
Disney’s movie “Frozen” has been immensely popular. Even more popular is the hit song “Let It Go” that the Disney character Elsa sings in the movie. It seems that every child in America knows the words to that music and has driven their parents crazy with some rendition of the song. The song...
