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Tag Archives: forgiveness
Accepting the Pardon
About the year 1830, a man named George Wilson killed a man. Wilson was tried, convicted and sentenced to be hanged. However, President Andrew Jackson sent him a pardon. But Wilson did a strange thing. He refused to accept the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged Andrew Jackson, baptism, forgiveness, illustration, Mark 16:16, pardon, salvation
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Lesson in Forgiveness
Retired baseball player Bill Buckner died Monday at the age of 69. Buckner was a good fielder and a great hitter, amassing 2,715 hits in a career that spanned over 2 decades. Buckner won a batting title in 1980 and … Continue reading
Sweet Revenge
Abe Lemons was asked if he was bitter at Texas Athletic Director Deloss Dodds who fired him as the Longhorn’s basketball coach. He replied, “Not at all, but I plan to buy a glass-bottomed car so I can watch the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor, Sports
Tagged Abe Lemons, bitterness, forgiveness, illustration, revenge, Romans 12:19
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Vengeance Is Mine!
A mother heard her 4-year-old son let out a scream, so she came running into the room. There she saw her two-year-old daughter pulling mightily on her brother’s hair. Mom gently released the little girl’s grip and comforted her son, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Humor
Tagged forgiveness, illustration, parenting, retalitation, revenge, Romans 12:19, siblings fighting, vengeance, vengeance is mine
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Eye of the Beholder
A mother once came to President Lincoln to ask him to spare the life of her son who had been sentenced to death. After listening to her pleading, Lincoln issued a pardon. As she left her meeting with the president, … Continue reading
Face in a Crowd
A man who was wanted by police in China thought that he could hide in a crowd of 60,000 people who had gathered for a concert. He was wrong. Cameras at the entrances of the venue had modern facial recognition … Continue reading
Death Brings Reconciliation
Have you ever noticed that death often brings about a reconciliation? Sometimes a family comes back together after the passing of a loved one. Friends may put aside their differences after they have lost someone they both loved. Sometimes an … Continue reading
The Surprise of Easter
It just so happens that Easter falls on April 1 this year—April Fools’ Day. This has led some pranksters to consider the humor in staging a fake Easter egg hunt—allowing children to believe that there were eggs hidden for them … Continue reading
Power of the Gospel
Chuck Colson tells the following story about God’s reconciling power. There was a widow by the name of Roxie Vaughn, eighty-two years old, blind from birth. We told her, “Roxie, we are coming in to restore your house and winterize … Continue reading
Like New
The car I drive now wasn’t very old when I hit an animal that darted out in front of me on the highway. The impact cracked the plastic bumper on the front of the car. The damage was so slight … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged 1 John 1:8-9, confess our sins, damaged bumper, forgiveness, illustration, sin
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