forgiveness
David Wahlberg – Wisconsin State Journal – The Israel-Hamas war. Polarizing politics in Madison and Washington, D.C. Mass shootings. Nasty social media posts. It’s not hard to find situations in which forgiveness might make the world better. For Robert Enright, a professor of educational psychology at UW-Madison and pioneer of the scientific study of forgiveness, the first step starts at home. Only by forgiving those close to us who have harmed us can we become strong enough to think about forgiving more distant enemies, Enright said. Read more of this story.
Dear Sisters,Sunday evenings from 5-7 Faith Community is having a regular intercession gathering.Yesterday, the time was sort of "teach, do, teach,do"First, two books were recommended: Intercession by Dutch Sheets and Intercession by Beth Alves.We looked at what intercession is and how it is different from supplication or petitioning prayer. Supplication or petition is when we bring our "heart’s list" to the Father. We’re telling him what’s on our hearts and the needs we know about. We’re asking Him to act in power in our lives and world. He is pleased when we do this. He Wants us to come to him…
If you think anger can make your blood boil, you may be right, according to Dick Tibbits, a Florida mental health counselor and a Seventh-day Adventist minister. On the other hand, faith – and forgiveness – may help save your life. Read more.Madison is home to the International Forgiveness Institute.
Dear sisters,A friend once said a new word – God-incidence. Not a chance occurrence. Not “good luck” or even a random act of beauty (and I love random acts of beauty). But one of those God-acts that catches us by surprise. Something we see His hand all over – but usually after the fact.I had a God-incidence recently. Someone from Care Net (a ministry to people seeking healing from abortion experiences) called my church’s office looking for help last fall. Care Net runs a periodic bible study called Forgiven and Set Free (tuck that bit of information away). At the…
Dear sisters, It’s Saturday. The farmers’ market in Madison is in full swing. A strange-but-true experience (but the morning buns are still amazing – and probably 600 calories each. how many times do you have to walk around the square to burn off one morning bun???). The farmer’s market is a foray into a unique, though sometimes foreign, land.I see women pushing strollers from stall to stall wearing "Pro-Child – Pro-Choice" t-shirts.My heart aches when I see young women seeking signatures for "reproductive rights." I love these girls. I want them to come to Jesus and find life. I know…
GHANA, WEST AFRICA (ANS) — Two young Muslims left the savannah of West Africa to study Islam in Mecca, their educational expenses paid by the largesse of the Saudi government. But after they returned home a dreadful automobile accident altered their lives in a way that had enduring consequences.