Posts tagged “Forgiveness”
Love each other!
When my sister and I were little and we’d argue, my parents would make us hold hands and say to each other, “My sister…
Show up and show Jesus
What do you do if your friend cheated on their spouse? How do you show grace and truth as they try to put together…
Grace shows up
What do you do if your friend was cheated on? How do you show grace and truth as they try to put together the…
When friends cheat
One of the hardest times to be a good friend is when your friend cheats (or is cheated on). When adultery happens by or…
Playing favorites
In the book the Sibling Effect, Jeffrey Kluger says that most parents have a child that they favor and that they are liars if…
Community is messy
I wish community was less messy. I wish we could join a church with no people problems, sign up for a small group without…
A friend you can count on
Have you ever heard the phrase, “a friend in need is a friend indeed”? I’m not sure what that means, but I know my…
They comfort you
Have you read the Scarlet Letter? A woman named Hester is pregnant; no one knows the identity of the father except Hester and the…
Jesus’ friends
Who is your best friend? Friends are people you can trust through thick and thin. A highlight from my childhood, and maybe yours too,…
What a relief!
I remember being lost once when I was young. I was at a department store with my mother. I walked along very contentedly behind…
Convicted yet forgiven
When my boys were younger, I took them to swimming lessons. One day I talked about my church to another mom. She responded, “I…
To be at peace again
Some of the most comforting verses of the Bible are found in Acts 15:36-40: Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go…