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Holly Fogle Proverbs 3:5 says: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And don’t lean on your own understanding”. During this period of self-examination, if I am truly honest with myself, trusting God with all my heart is really hard for me. I like to know where I am headed and how I am⦠Read More
Jim Albright “She told me to ‘Stop being so Sicilian.’” This, a quip from my co-worker. “Apologies, Steve, but as I’m not of Italian heritage, what does that mean?” “Sicilians are well known for holding a grudge. My mother didn’t speak to her sister for 40 years after they had a spat.” “Wow, sounds tough.”⦠Read More
Brian Lewis When I was an expectant father, I did a major inventory of my life: Love, faith, family, friendships, housing, and financials were, and still remain, very much in my heart and on my mind. Part of that journey led me to Christ Church – a return to my Methodist familial roots. “Lov[ing] God⦠Read More
Barbara Kurka Writing about “Why Forgive?” was hard. Usually I haven’t had much trouble writing a Lenten reflection. I read the topic or view the picture and the ideas come. Call it inspiration. This time was different. First, I forgot about it until a reminder suddenly dawned on a recent subway ride. (Mindless activities are⦠Read More
Aubrey Miller Why Forgive… is it for you – or for the other person? At first thought, one might think that forgiveness is more for the other person, the one who has wronged you. They performed an act that caused you some level of harm. In a perfect world, they are remorseful and guilt-ridden, so⦠Read More
Betsy Leichliter Forgive to forget As I started to write this, I asked myself, “Didn’t I already forgive everybody I needed to forgive?” It seemed like I had more people to forgive years ago than recently. And once I forgave them, I did not have to continue to re-live the pain or damage they had⦠Read More
Alicia Miller Pitterson In her book, Forgiveness: A Lenten Study, Marjorie J. Thompson invites us to answer the not so rhetorical question: Why forgive? My noble answers would be – it’s God’s way of healing me and others, I’m a better person if I forgive, forgiveness creates space for peace. Of course, this conflicts with⦠Read More
Candice Hakemack While I was young, I did not have a good relationship with my father. The lack of a relationship was never a question of my dad being around; it was the fact that I did not believe he wanted me. I am an only child, and through his words and actions, I gathered⦠Read More
Anna Sink In kindergarten, emotions are raw. Fair and unfair reeeeally matter. And forgiveness is a key part of learning how to be a good friend and citizen in the classroom. Many kindergarteners haven’t yet learned how to master their impulses to hurt someone who hurt them or “get back” at that person in some⦠Read More
Dawn Fuller-Medhurst Over the past few Lenten seasons, I have been asked to write on the concept of Forgiveness…Pressing Through Forgiveness and Unconditional Forgiveness. It now seems only fitting that the question “WHY forgive?” is the next step in this ever evolving and challenging journey. Immediate response- “Because I should. It’s the Christian thing to⦠Read More