As We Forgive Those by Elisabeth Elliot All the passages below are taken from Elisabeth Elliot’s book “Love has a Price Tag,” published in 1979. A young minister leading a Bible study recently cited a reference in the Psalms to sin. "I don't care what you say!" a middle-aged woman blurted out. "I'm not going … Continue reading As We Forgive Those by Elisabeth Elliot

   Can I Forgive by Corrie Ten Boom? We are all hurt individuals in some way. We regurgitate our hurts to our friends or strangers. We imprison ourselves with our hurts by harboring grudges and resentment. Some of us have been hurt by: ·        bosses who intimidated us ·        teachers who called us stupid ·        parents who abused us emotionally … Continue reading Can I Forgive by Corrie Ten Boom?

          Forgive the Grief-Givers by Max Lucado All the passages below are taken from Max Lucado’s book “Facing Your Giants” published in 2006. http://www.maxlucado.com/      THE MOST SACRED symbol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a tree: a sprawling, shade-bearing, eighty-year-old American elm. Tourists drive from miles around to see her. People pose for pictures beneath her. … Continue reading Forgive the Grief-Givers by Max Lucado

Forgiven but the Consequences of Sins Continued by Charles R Swindoll      All the passages below are taken from Charles R Swindoll’s book “David” published in 1997.      A family in trouble is a common occurrence, but it's never a pretty picture. There are two kinds of trouble a family can experience: trouble that comes from without … Continue reading Forgiven but the Consequences of Sins Continued by Charles R Swindoll

Forgiveness and Gratitude by Henri Nouwen The following passages are taken from Father Henri J.M. Nouwen’s book “Here and Now” published in 1994. 1. Leaving Father and Mother For most of my life I have given a quite literal interpretation to Jesus’ words: “Leave your father, mother, brothers, and sisters for the sake of my name.” … Continue reading Forgiveness and Gratitude by Henri Nouwen

Forgiveness by Henri Nouwen To forgive is not natural. To forgive is to love. Without forgiveness there can be no love. A heart that doesn’t forgive is a heart doesn’t know love. It is a hardened heart that is callous, resentful, and full of rage. Why must we forgive? It is a commandment from Jesus … Continue reading Forgiveness by Henri Nouwen

Forgiveness Comes Before Healing By Dr Michelle K Strydom All the passages below are taken from Dr Michelle K Strydom book, “Healing begins with the Sanctification of the Heart---No Disease is Incurable.” The fourth edition is published in 2013 and it can be downloaded free in the link below: https://free2meebooks.wordpress.com/portfolio/healing-begins-with-sanctification-of-the-heart-4th-edition/ Forgiveness - A Necessity for … Continue reading Forgiveness Comes Before Healing By Dr Michelle K Strydom

Forgiveness Establishes a Positive Legacy by Dr Ira Byock All the passages below are taken from Ira Byock’s book, “The Four Things That Matter Most”, published in 2004 Anger, blame, guilt, and regret cause pain that divides people who love each other or want to love each other. The words Please forgive me and I forgive you can be the … Continue reading Forgiveness Establishes a Positive Legacy by Dr Ira Byock

Forgiveness from TEDTalks (Re)learning forgiveness | Kimberly Yates | TEDxCUNYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TBAM4YVFyo&feature=youtu.be Grief: A Pathway to Forgiveness | Joan Rosenberg | TEDxRoseburghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UacbvBcbP34&feature=youtu.be Getting the last word with apology | Jennifer Thomas | TEDxGreensborohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiiPNPLWXSM&feature=youtu.be Reminiscence: A Healing Pathway to Forgiveness | Robin Edgar | TEDxTryonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM7mxUkV7DA Why Won’t He Apologize? | Harriet Lerner | TEDxKChttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r6Y9uhmL6Y Anatomy of an apology: … Continue reading Forgiveness from TEDTalks

Forgiveness is A Necessity for Healing By Dr Michelle K Strydom All the passages below are taken from Dr Michelle K Strydom book, “Healing begins with the Sanctification of the Heart---No Disease is Incurable.” The fourth edition is published in 2013 and it can be downloaded free in the link below: https://free2meebooks.wordpress.com/portfolio/healing-begins-with-sanctification-of-the-heart-4th-edition/ Forgiveness - A … Continue reading Forgiveness is A Necessity for Healing By Dr Michelle K Strydom

Forgiveness is an Unnatural Act by Philip Yancey The following quotations are from Philip Yancey’s book, “What’s so Amazing about Grace?” published in 1997.      In 1898 Daisy was born into a working-class Chicago family, the eighth child of ten. The father barely earned enough to feed them all, and after he took up drinking, money got … Continue reading Forgiveness is an Unnatural Act by Philip Yancey

Forgiveness is the greatest miracle by Father Ronald Rolheiser                    Sunday August 5. 2018 CatholicNews POET Ralph Waldo Emerson calls the stars in the night sky "envoys of beauty, lighting the universe with their admonishing smile" and submits that if they appeared for a single night only every thousand years, we'd be on our knees … Continue reading Forgiveness is the greatest miracle by Father Ronald Rolheiser

Forgiving our Enemies brings us Enormous Benefits by Lee Strobel All the passages below are taken from Lee Strobel’s book, “God’s Outrageous Claims,” which was published in 1997 by Zondervan. Associated Press reporter Terry Anderson was held hostage in Lebanon for nearly seven years. He was chained to a wall in a filthy, spider-infested cell. He … Continue reading Forgiving our Enemies brings us Enormous Benefits by Lee Strobel

Forgiving Ourselves and Others by Mother Teresa All of us are so imperfect and for us to always maintain contact and for our love to grow in the family or at work, we must endlessly forgive. Mother Teresa said: “We know that if we really want to love we must learn how to forgive. (“A Gift for God”, … Continue reading Forgiving Ourselves and Others by Mother Teresa

Forgiving Yourself by Dr Ira Byock All the passages below are taken from Ira Byock’s book, “The Four Things That Matter Most”, published in 2004 One of the most important lessons I have learned over the years from people who were dying is the wisdom of self-forgiveness. This single lesson can boost our sense of self-worth, … Continue reading Forgiving Yourself by Dr Ira Byock

Freely forgiven, freely forgive by Max Lucado The passages below are taken from Max Lucado’s book “The Applause of Heaven,” first published in 1990 by W Publishing Group.    March 24, 1989. A cold night off the coast of Alaska.    The captain of a tanker barked orders to a second mate. The orders were … Continue reading Freely forgiven, freely forgive by Max Lucado

Full Repentance for All the Right Reasons by Charles R Swindoll All the passages below are taken from Charles R Swindoll’s book “Job” published in 2004.      It is difficult to cultivate a humble heart in a contentious culture. Put another way, a repentant spirit is rarely found in a litigious society. How seldom we hear … Continue reading Full Repentance for All the Right Reasons by Charles R Swindoll

Harboring Unforgiveness is like drinking poison by Joyce Meyer All the passages below are taken from Joyce Meyer’s book “Beauty for Ashes,” published in 1994 by Time Warner Book Group. FOR MANY PEOPLE, forgiving the one who abused them is the most difficult part of emotional healing. It can even be the stumbling block that prevents … Continue reading Harboring Unforgiveness is like drinking poison by Joyce Meyer

Harden not the Heart with Pride By Father Roland Rolheiser           (Taken from CatholicNews---3 September 2006)      ‘THE HEART has its reasons!”      Blaise Pascal wrote that and it explains why our feelings and behaviour are often a mystery to us: “Why do I feel this way?”, “Why am I so restless just now?”, “Why am … Continue reading Harden not the Heart with Pride By Father Roland Rolheiser

       Harden Not Your Heart by Max Lucado      All the passages below are taken from Max Lucado’s book, “3:16---The Numbers of Hope,” published in 2007. http://www.leestrobel.com/Christianity.htm "I saw a woman today who finally became hard as wood all over." French physician Guy Patin wrote these words in 1692, the first clinical description of fibrodysplasia ossificans … Continue reading Harden Not Your Heart by Max Lucado