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“I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked God for forgiveness.”
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Passing On the Pardon
In December of 1829, James Porter and George Wilson robbed several postal shipments and terrorized various mail carriers in their rampage for loot. Unfortunately for them, they were soon caught, …
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Starting With Sorrow
If you were creating your own government, what would you do first? Would you build a strong military? Secure honest leaders? Write just laws or ensure a viable economy? East …
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Helmut Thielicke on Forgiveness Failure
This business of forgiving is by no means a simple thing…. We say, “Very well, if the other fellow is sorry and begs my pardon, I will forgive him, then …
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“When we genuinely forgive, we set a prisoner free and then discover that the prisoner we set free was us.”
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50-Year-Old Grudge
On January 31, 2012, 73-year-old Carl Ericsson rang the doorbell of Norman Johnson, a classmate of his from the 1950s. When the elderly Johnson opened the door, Ericsson pulled a …
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Benjamin Franklin on Mistakes
“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.”
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99.99%
What’s up with the claims of household cleaners? One promises to remove 99.99% bacteria. Another one pledges to kill 99.99% of germs. When it comes to most things in life, …
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“A funny thing happened to me on the way to Hell. I got saved!”
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Life’s Delete Button
If it were only that easy, right? We’ve all said and done things …
