Be ye kind . . . forgiving one another. Ephesians 4:32 Once we receive God’s forgiveness (vertical forgiveness), we can tear down walls between us and others (horizontal forgiveness). Resentment is a peace taker, but forgiveness is a peacemaker. It is always more rewarding to resolve a relationship than to dissolve a relationship. Our forgiveness...
“Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift my up my soul unto thee” (Ps. 143:8). One of the last things on my mind on the day I got married was that there would be...
“It is universally recognized that what we do matters less than why we do it.” — John Stott “Men may acquire knowledge, but wisdom is a gift direct from God.” — Bob Jones, Sr. “I learned very early in my life never to take counsel of my fears.” — General George Patton “A wise man...
“What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.” (Matt. 19:6) One of the great tragedies of the 21st century is that we live in a day of throw-away marriage licenses, recycled wedding vows, and disposable marriages. So many couples left the altar determined to “live happily ever after” only to end up...
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: . . . forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31–32 C. S. Lewis wrote that “forgiveness is a lovely idea, until you have something to forgive.” Yet forgiveness...
“In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion” (Ps. 71:1). Escape Rooms have become very popular these days. These are rooms that a group of people go into and then have to figure out a way to escape. It takes a good deal of logic, following all...