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Revenge and Forgiveness (part 2)
Revenge and forgiveness, both natural parts of being human, both wired into our brain chemistry. However, ancient wisdom has taught us that we tend to over-exaggerate the former, and underestimate the power of the latter. So, how do we actually … Continue reading
Revenge and Forgiveness (part 1)
So how’s this for crazy? I’m standing up in church to say that revenge is a natural part of being human and shouldn’t always be avoided! In fact, only when we recognize the natural part that it plays in the human experience, can we fully embrace Jesus’ teaching about forgiveness. Continue reading
Reconsidering Prayer (conclusion)
We conclude this lesson on prayer today. We’ve been looking at prayer from a different starting point. Instead of beseeching God to do things for us (even good, noble, selfless things), our starting point has been Jesus’ teaching about Truth setting us free.
From that starting point, our prayer practices look different, and the results in our lives are different. Today we conclude by considering the benefits that accrue to us as we take on this different kind of prayer practice. Continue reading
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Tagged ancient spiritual paths, forgiveness, Jan Johnson, prayer, transformation, virtue
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Friends for the Fray: The Lost Art of Confession (part 1)
The ancient art of confession is lost to most Christians today. It is a loss that causes great peril to our souls. In this lesson, we talk about the importance of this ancient practice, and some of the reasons we tend to resist it. Continue reading
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Tagged ancient spiritual paths, breathing groups, confession, forgiveness, grace, greed, lust, prayer, pride, self-awareness, shame, sin, spiritual friends
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Kindness Toward Evil People and Run-Of-The-Mill Sinners: It’s Different
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Posted in Living in Forgiveness-Land
Tagged compassion/kindness, envy, forgiveness, good/bad judgement, grace, inner voice
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Living in Forgiveness-Land – Appendix
by Doug Hammack [Download MP3]
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Tagged confession, faith, forgiveness, grace, guilt, mercy, redemption
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The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 4
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The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 3
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Tagged forgiveness, grace, Love, mercy, shame, true/false self
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The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 2
by Doug Hammack [Download MP3]
The Crazy People Who Live in Forgiveness-Land – Part 1
Forgiveness is at the very center of Christ’s teaching. Forgiveness is a whole lot harder than any sermon makes it out to be. Grace is to be the hallmark of the follower of Jesus. Forgiveness is to be the stamp, the trademark of the spiritual person. God has something for us in forgiveness:
-something bigger than the good feeling revenge gives us
-something realer than the satisfaction we feel in holding a grudge
-something truer than the true pain we feel when we imagine the offender getting away with their offence Continue reading