I’m Nobody. Who are you?

Since my last post, I’ve gotten a new job and moved across the country. This week is the annual prayer conference at my new church. You can learn more about this topic from the speaker’s book.

Tonight we studied temptation.

Medical Metaphors for Forgiveness

As to the title, there are two. See if you can find them.

Lately I’ve been in search of a good sermon on forgiveness. It seems that most such sermons focus on why you should forgive (hint: its benefit is for the one forgiving, not the one forgiven). And while, as a teacher, I understand that why questions are supposed to be more challenging, in this case I struggle with the how.

I need someone to remind me that…

1. my testimony has value.
2. I am neither hateful nor negative.
3. anyone who judges me otherwise has pride and security issues of her own, and
4. I should pray for such people.