Then Peter came and said to [Jesus] “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?”Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.[Matthew 18:21-22 nrsvue] I am posting this reflection on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. In two more days,ContinueContinue reading “REMEMBRANCE AND RECONCILIATION”
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CONQUER KILLING WITH KINDNESS
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.ephesians 4:32 I strongly considered taking this day off. The benefit of retirement is that I have that option, or should I more accurately say, that luxury. I could justify not posting by saying that my initial commitment was toContinueContinue reading “CONQUER KILLING WITH KINDNESS”
NOT IN GOD’S NAME
Do not believe you can rectify the past by avenging it. That way you merely succeed in perpetuating the past instead of healing it.rabbi jonathan sacks This past summer I read a book titled Not in God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence, by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Ostensibly, it is an analysis of Genesis, the first bookContinueContinue reading “NOT IN GOD’S NAME”
