James says, “Faith without works is dead.” What is forgiveness without communication? If you tell me that you forgive me and in the same breath say, “Never contact me again.” What is the value of that forgiveness? Continue reading Post 63: More on Forgiveness.
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Post 62: Thanks for Nothing.
I wrote my friend from days long past. ‘I was true to you, never did anything wrong except before I was able to admit to myself that I was drugged and raped, I cried out to you for help. You (I think,) misinterpreted those cries as a threat to your person. Please forgive me.
She wrote back. Continue reading Post 62: Thanks for Nothing.
Separation
Throughout life, I have met many people: then we part company. Some, I see again and friendships are renewed.
Others, not so much.
My second wife divorced me in a very painful manor. Continue reading Separation
Eph 2:1-10
1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are Continue reading Eph 2:1-10
Post 26: Faith and Trust
Post 26 Faith and Trust
I have faith in God. I know that He not only exists, but He lives within me, giving me life and peace. He talks with me and I talk with Him.
I have faith in God but from my perspective, He let me down. I am having trouble Continue reading Post 26: Faith and Trust
Post 3: God is in Control
God is in control. It is hard to see this sometimes. We ask ourselves “Why didn’t He protect us?” We wonder how people can be so cruel. We wonder why things are not the way they are supposed to be. How can He stand by when people are so disobedient to His ways?
Where was He when these things happened? Continue reading Post 3: God is in Control
Post 4: Forgiveness
The screaming could be heard from one end of the mall to the other. A young child was being held down by her mother and father while the store attendant with her body piercings and tattoos prepared to poke a hole in the child’s ear.
“No, I don’t want my ears pierced.” She cried. Or was she too young to even talk? I don’t remember. But it was evident in her screams that Continue reading Post 4: Forgiveness
Post 11: Forgiveness
Does forgiveness first require repentance? When I came home, the one thing that I needed most was comfort from the one I loved. Without that I crumbled. I had no one else to turn. Nowhere to go.
But she refused to talk to me. Continue reading Post 11: Forgiveness
Post 15: Forgiving
I attend a weekly prayer group. A few weeks ago, the men gathered around me to pray specifically for me. The prayers and confessions went deep. Among them was a word that I must forgive people of my past. This is difficult because it is easy for me to create Continue reading Post 15: Forgiving
Post 34: Companionship
I read the blog of a stranger. She spent all summer a few years ago wither son and step daughter as she was having difficulty with her pregnancy. This is good. But she spent so much time away from her husband. Continue reading Post 34: Companionship