Forgiveness that is from the heart is about an intentional decisions not to bring up past offenses to those who wrong us, to other people, and most especially to ourselves.

“If he repents…” Those three words make a huge difference to our understanding of the horizontal dimension of forgiveness. The first word makes it a conditional clause. The second word puts the onus on the offending party. The third word spells out the terms of the condition: repentance, a turning away from sin. These three […]

The church often has a shallow understanding of forgiveness. In my previous post in this mini-series, I explored some common myths about forgiveness, and exposed what forgiveness is NOT. Yet, it is important to clarify more fully what forgiveness actually is. Namely, we need to understand that forgiveness has two dimensions to it. Biblical forgiveness […]

Forgiveness is such a difficult concept to grasp and to practice. On the one hand, as selfish people, we tend to believe our rights trump all others, and when offended we want payment not repentance. Christians too, however, struggle with the appropriate practice of forgiveness, for we tend to use the language of forgiveness to […]

An introduction to the important discipline of evaluating our anger.

Simple explanations will rob us of the wealth of resources that can help us with our problems.

Anchors help to interrupt a cycle of anxious thoughts and ground people in the present.

Sleep cannot replace God, but we can sleep when we know and trust this God.