Forgiveness: Why bother?

Scripture: John 13:1-5 Have you ever had someone do something for you that took you completely by surprise? I remember a few years ago now, we stopped to eat at a restaurant, I think we were on our way back from going around the Cabot Trail, and there was someone...

why forgive?

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:1-10 I’ve been on the internet for a very long time. It started for me back when I was a teenager around 1990 and my high school got an internet connection. As a young man interested in computers and intending to study and make a...

Finding Forgiveness

Here we are, our first Sunday of Lent. A time of reflection, preparation, a time of walking with Jesus Christ to the cross. It’s also a time for turning from the sin in our lives and seeking forgiveness. So to read from Matthew 18:15-35 is a good place to start....

“Reaffirm your love”

A reflection on 2 Corinthians 2:5-13 Now if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure—not to put it too severely—to all of you. For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough, so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort...