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- Why Bother With Church?July 5, 2008Winston Churchill once said that he related to the church rather like a flying buttress: He supported it from the outside. (A flying buttress is an external support that reinforces the walls of old cathedrals.) I tried that strategy for a while, after coming to believe Christian doctrine sincerely and committing myself to God. . . .
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- The Forgiveness Question |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 14 2008
Something has gone wrong with forgiveness. As wrong and as self-destructive as a bitter, vengeful spirit is, isn’t there something missing when we say, I need to forgive to get the anger out of my own stomach?
Is it really Christ-like to say that we need to unconditionally forgive others so that we can get past [...] - The Trust Card |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Mar 13 2008
“I can’t forget what happened. I don’t trust you anymore, and I don’t think I could ever trust you again.”
Those words are like a trump card. Whoever uses them wins the hand (assuring mutual defeat) by acknowledging a loss of hope. It doesn’t matter what cards the other player is holding. Mutual trust is so [...]
