Forgiveness is the decision or choice to give up the right for vengeance, retribution, and negative thoughts toward an offender in order to be free from anger and resentment. This process promotes healing and restoration of inner peace, and it can allow reconciliation to take place in the relationship. It...

I have an ordinary TV and I have 30 free to air channels to choose from – not all of them are good.  Luckily, my TV has a function that allows me to block unwanted channels – I use this to protect myself and my family.  For example, because I...

Morning Has Broken When I wake in the morning I feel, and look, like death warmed up. I need a reset so that I can engage with society.  My reset is my morning routine.  Every morning I lay out the clothes I am going to wear – deciding what I...

Some Christians in the early Christian church used a fish symbol to identify themselves to other Christians. The symbol was simple – two arcs draw to make a fish. Some think this symbol originated during Roman persecution. It was subtle sign given to other Christians to identify each other during...

To be one with Christ, is to be one with each other. Obeying the word of God makes us family to Jesus and each other. “Who is My mother and who are My brothers?” 49 And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother...

HATE SPEECH I find it hard being a Christian.  I am judged before I speak.  I have been pushed out of social circles when I mentioned my faith.  My personal beliefs have been ridiculed.  My vocation is considered a joke at best and suspicious at worst.  I am tired of...

By removing eternal risk, Christ calls his people to continual temporal risk. For the followers of Jesus the final risk is gone. “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). “Neither death nor life . . . will be able to separate us from...

What makes you groan? Do you think it is ok for Christians to groan?  According to Romans 8 groaning is normal. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.  The creation groans becuase it is out of kilter, and wants to be...

O come, let us sing out to the Lord… Growing up, we read Psalm 95, out loud, every week or two in church. I can say it in my ‘church voice’ without looking at the book. This is not a brag: it’s thanks to other people. I wasn’t the one...

I’m not worth it, you see | For I’m the type of boy who is always on the roam | Wherever I lay my hat that’s my home… Paul Young turned this old Marvin Gaye song into a hit in 1983. He sings to the girl who loves him that...