Posts with the tag “forgiveness”

The fragility of their frame is not in the honesty itself but in their refusal to be wrong, their quiet conviction that truth must be agreeable to be true. So they twist the knife the other way, accusing honesty of cruelty, and the one who dares to speak it of arrogance, or worse—unkindness.   Read More

There is a strange irony that often lingers beneath the surface of our most well-meaning Christian communities—one we rarely confront, but often accommodate. It creeps into discipleship under the guise of kindness, weaves its way through sermons cloaked in therapeutic jargon, and quietly reshapes the definition of love until confrontation feels cruel and correction, abusive.  Read More

There is a kind of offense that screams, and there is a kind that whispers. The loud ones are easier to spot. But the quiet ones—they sit next to us. They send kind emails with barbed undertones. They lead ministries while nursing private judgments. They say, “I’m fine,” while keeping a record of every perceived slight.   Read More

The church likes its heroes tidy. We like our narratives linear. We prefer Paul the trailblazer, Barnabas the encourager, Mark the gospel-writer. But when they collide—when a young man deserts his calling, when two apostles can no longer walk together, when the mission itself gets divided—we squint and shift and move quickly along.  Read More

They are quiet, these two. Assumption and her sister Presumption move quickly, feeding on half-truths, imagined offenses, and misheard words. They do not announce themselves with loud accusations or wild gestures. They simply slide into the spaces left unspoken, filling the voids with whispered falsehoods, twisting shadows into supposed truths.   Read More

Jesus constructively confronts and shuns inflammatory reactions. He calls us beyond instinctual self-defense into reconciling dialogue that heals breached trust through grace and truth spoken respectfully. Though innocence affords no immunity from deceit as Jesus endured, faith positions us to absorb backlash without venom.   Read More

Though we all stumble, His grace abounds. He who began a good work in you is faithful to complete it. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, the author, and perfecter of our faith. His strength is made perfect in our weakness. Continue pursuing holiness while resting in the righteousness of Christ. The day of His return draws near. Take courage and press onward!  Read More