Isaiah 43:25

Well-meaning adults used to tell us as kids, “Oh, just forgive him and forget it.” A playground scuffle, name-calling, and maybe even bringing the character of one’s mother into t……

I remember as a little girl, hiding under the covers of my bed, trying to shut out my parents’ yelling and screaming in the next room. I heard bad words. I didn’t know what some of them meant, but I did know how they made me feel. Dirty. The next morning, I awoke to the aftermath of the night’s tirade—Mom’s black eye, Dad’s crying remorse, furniture tossed and broken—and those bad words bouncing around my little-girl head.…

I remember as a little girl, hiding under the covers of my bed, trying to shut out my parents’ yelling and screaming in the next room. I heard bad words. I didn’t know what some of them meant, but I did know how they made me feel. Dirty. The next morning, I awoke to the aftermath of the night’s tirade—Mom’s black eye, Dad’s crying remorse, furniture tossed and broken—and those bad words bouncing around my little-girl head.…

Hebrews 8:12 “For I will be merciful toward their evil deeds, and their sins I will remember no longer.” Micah 7:18 “Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.” Isaiah 43:25 “”I, even […]…

The unpardonable sin. A lot of us get nervous when the topic is brought up—and for good reason. Ever thought something like this? “I’ve been such a dunderhead, doing things I told God I……

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.” -- Ephesians 1:7 (NIV)I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how sometimes the hardest one to forgive is ourselves. There are sinful situations from my past that still replay in...…

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32 NKJV) There’s a curious twist in the lyrics of a beloved, ancient hymn—O for a Thousand Tongues to ……

If I have forgiven someone, but I still can remember what they have done, have I truly forgiven them? What does God say?…

My father had Dementia. It eventually took his life a little over a year ago. Before the disease, my dad was a strong, smart and loving man. He had his own engineering firm for many years. Once he retired from business he went into ministry full time. He was a pastor of a church for…

By Elizabeth Prata SYNOPSIS I encourage believers amid the world’s growing sinfulness by recalling Charles Spurgeon’s sermon, “God’s Non-Remembrance of Sin.” As believ……