Amish Grace – forgiving the unforgivable

Just seen the film Amish Grace and thought I’d throw my thoughts here – raw and jumbled as they are. Good film. Emotionally hard to watch, obviously – a movie about children being killed by a guy that walks into … Continue reading →

No, it’s not ok

The subject of forgiveness keeps coming up for me lately. I wrote here about one important lesson I’ve been learning (and practising) recently – that as a Christian I’m commanded to forgive simply because God has forgiven me, not because … Continue reading →

Some thoughts about forgiveness and understanding

I woke up with thoughts about someone who upset me yesterday. My head was full of stuff like: maybe she did it because….. she probably didn’t realise that….. etc etc – trying to understand the reasons behind her behaviour, trying … Continue reading →

Forgiven much, loving much

Totally random and unstructured notes and thoughts from last night’s sermon based on Luke 7:36-50 (if you don’t have a Bible but want to follow the reading, you can find it easily on Bible Gateway.) Simon, the guy who had … Continue reading →