October 8, 2013
The book unChristian alerted Christendom that it had an image problem with millennials. Christians are perceived as insensitive, judgmental and hypocritical. Some responses to the book were skeptical and defensive. Others not only agreed that Christianity had an image problem but they went further. Christianity has a reality problem, that is, contemporary discipleship is often […]
6 Comments | 
Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: Anger, Compassion, Forgiveness, Grace, Hospitality, Luke 15, Prodigal Son, Table, unChristian | 
Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
December 7, 2008
To forgive God is, for many–if not most, a necessary bridge to praising him. But it is a difficult idea to grab hold of–how does one forgive God? What does that mean? And, indeed, it sounds blasphemous….as if God has done something wrong that needs forgiveness. And who are we to forgive God anyway? We are […]
16 Comments | Pastoral Care, Personal, Theology | Tagged: Anger, Bible-Job, Bitterness, Forgiveness, God, Lament, Pain, Praise, Resentment, Suffering, Thanksgiving, Theodicy | Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks
November 11, 2008
Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors….For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matthew 6:12, 14-15 Mercy triumphs over judgment. James 2:13b [NOTE: The Sunday before last, November 2, I returned to teaching […]
19 Comments | Pastoral Care, Spirituality, Theology | Tagged: Anger, Belovedness, Forgiveness, Grace, Hurt, Resentment, Revenge, Vengeance, Victim, Woundedness | Permalink
Posted by John Mark Hicks