Forgiveness – A Wonder of His Love – by Greg Albrecht

Friend and Partner Letter from July 2025: Of all the scenes I recall from “Forrest Gump” (one of the memorable movies I shall probably ever see), I will never forget the heartbreaking scene when Jenny, Forrest’s long-time girlfriend and finally, for a short time before she dies, his wife, returns home. She and Forrest are walking down a country road toward the house where Jenny lived when she was a little girl. When Jenny sees her old house it unleashes a tidal wave of toxic memories – a raging river of agonizing flashbacks, including the sexual abuse to which her father subjected her. Jenny is overcome with rage and begins picking ...

Everlasting Grace – To Err is Human, To Forgive, Divine -Steve Orr

Everlasting Grace—To Err is Human; To Forgive, Divine. I love aphorisms like this that speak volumes with an economy or words. These divine words of wisdom come from line 525 of "An Essay on Criticism," a classic poem by Alexander Pope. (If you like classic English literature, you can find the entire poem here: (An Essay on Criticism) The Big Picture of Human Hostility While endless hostility in the Middle East seems to be ingrained in their culture, few, if any, nations are exempt from having a history of hostility. Unfortunately, the divine miracles that come with forgiveness among nations are rare. One exception is the ...

Breakfast with Brad – 2 Cor. 2:10 Forgiveness is Giving Grace

2 Corinthians 2:10 Forgiveness is giving grace. https://vimeo.com/1007833787 We hope that our articles and resources bring comfort, hope, encouragement, and healing to our readers. If you’re experiencing that, please subscribe freely, share freely, and, if you’re able, please consider donating freely toward paying it forward by clicking the blue giving at the top of your screen.

What ‘Christ Died For Us’ Meant to the Fathers – Brad Jersak

The following summary represents what we find in the classics of early Christian thought as they recalled the 'faith once delivered,' and sought to articulate the meaning of the Incarnation in light of the revelation that Christ was both fully human and fully divine. For primary readings on this, see for example: Athanasius, On the Incarnation Gregory of Nazianzus, Letters in Critique of Apollonarius Cyril of Alexandria, On the Unity of Christ When the apostles say Christ suffered and died for us, once for all (Rom 6:10; Heb 9:28; 1 Pet 3:18), for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 13:28; Col 2:13) and not ours only, everybo...

Why Ask? Why pray for gifts God has already given? Brad Jersak

“Forgive us our trespasses…” “Lord, have mercy.” “Come, Holy Spirit.” The prayers of God’s people are replete with requests for that which God has already graciously and abundantly provided. So why bother? Is praying for the gifts God has already given an act of unbelief, a confusion of theology or an offense to God? Some seem to think so and in a sense, may be right. But both the question and answer are important and far more nuanced than an either/or knee-jerk reaction. What are the perils and what is the point of asking for what we’ve already been given? THE PERILS Two obvious perils accompany requests for ...

Our Debt Forgiven

At dinner in a Pharisee’s house, Jesus forgave a harlot. Her debt was great, yet she was forgiven. You will be forgiven too, if you accept Jesus Christ as your savior, but if you try to do it on your own as the Pharisee did, then your debt remains.

Breakfast with Brad – Forgiveness, Resentment and Justice

PTM.org's 'Breakfast with Brad' - In which Brad must practice forgiveness against a great injustice lest his resentment morphs into malice, vengeance and violence. Without forgiveness, our attempts at justice become hateful and self-righteous. Notice too how Brad cleverly projects his own error (buying the wrong product) onto the supposed offender. Classic. https://vimeo.com/1007821595 We hope that our articles and resources bring comfort, hope, encouragement, and healing to our readers. If you’re experiencing that, please subscribe freely, share freely, and, if you’re able, please consider donating freely toward paying it forward by ...

October 2024

CLICK HERE to read now (PDF Format) Brad Jersak Simone Weil: An Astonishing Life – pg. 2 Greg Albrecht "Everyone Is Forgiven" – pg. 5

Unforgiving Living is No Life At All -Stuart Segall

Living with unforgiveness can have a profound impact on both our emotional well-being and physical health. When we hold grudges or harbor resentment, it can lead to negative consequences. Forgiveness is an active process where and when we consciously decide to let go of negative feelings, whether the other person deserves it or not. It involves empathy, compassion, and releasing anger and hurt. When it comes to forgiveness, I ask myself the question in the mirror. “Who are you? Who is your true self”? Consistently behavioral health studies show that when you hold onto unforgiveness, it can debilitate you and prevent ...

Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word – by Greg Albrecht

What've I got to do to make you love me? What've I got to do to make you care?—Sorry Seems to Be The Hardest Word, Elton John, 1976

I’ll Forgive You If…

There are times when we secretly take delight in other people's sins -- it gives us something on them. We don't want to forgive them and lose our advantage. Greg talks about forgiveness. Don't miss it. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0163.mp3

The Suffering Judge – by Greg Albrecht

… If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.—Romans 8:31-34 You probably have heard of honor killings. An "honor killing" is the term used to describe a practice in which one or more males murders a female relative who, according to their perspec...

Forgiveness

Do you believe that you're beyond God's forgiveness? In this first program of a four part series called "Four Words that Changed the World", Greg assures us that God is waiting with the message, "All is forgiven, I love you. Your heavenly Father." https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0098.mp3

Q&R: What does “the blood of Jesus” mean? Brad Jersak

Question: What does "the blood of Jesus" mean? Response: "Jesus Blood Never Failed My Yet" was recorded by Gavin Bryars in 1971 for a documentary. One day Gavin left the studio for a cup of coffee while the song played back in a loop, and when he was back, he noticed that people around were moving slowly, some sitting alone, weeping. He realized the emotional power of this music and added orchestral accompaniment to it. "Tramp" died before he could hear Gavins' work. Gavin said: "... the piece remains as an eloquent, but understated testimony to his (Tramp's) spirit and optimism." In 1993, he added Tom Waits' voice for the ...

December 2023

CLICK HERE to read now (PDF Format) Greg Albrecht: Not What Religion Expects – pg. 2 Kenneth Tanner: One-Sided God – pg. 6 Brad Jersak God in Our Image – pg. 7

Forgiven to Forgive

"Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive,..." (C. S. Lewis). Yet Jesus said we're to forgive seventy times seven. What was he saying? https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0064.mp3

Forgiveness — A New Beginning

In WWII both Corrie ten Boom's father and sister died in concentration camps. Just two years after the war one of the most cruel guards from the Ravensbruck concentration camp asked Corrie for forgiveness. She forgave him. Could you? Greg talks about the healing power of forgiveness. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/PTR0053.mp3

Have You Forgiven God? – by Greg Albrecht

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither areyour ways my ways, declares the LORD. As the heavens are higher than theearth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than yourthoughts."—Isaiah 55:8-9 A few years ago I officiated at a funeral service for someone I hadnever known. I interviewed people who had known the deceased, and in theprocess I found out some dark and disturbing things. What do you say at a funeral when you can't find anyone who ever knewthe person who has anything good to say about them? What can you say ata memorial service when surviving friends and relatives are having adifficult time forgiving ...

Forgiveness is Scandalous Again – Brad Jersak

The Scandal... Over several years, I have been tracking the results of a rolling survey by a Christian teacher, Dan White Jr. Although we've never met, I would call him an online friend. As Dan visits faith communities across America, he invites Christians to follow Jesus. But wait, isn't following Jesus the very definition of a Christian? You would hope so, but Dan's survey explores that question. Throughout his journeys, he presents active claimants of the "Christian" label with passages from Jesus' own "Sermon on the Mount" (from Matthew 5-7). Then Dan surveys the reaction of Christians to the very words of Jesus Christ, ...

Giving and FOR-Giving

God's forgiveness means that we have been forgiven once and for all. Once we have received his forgiveness, there is no need for us to feel un-forgiven until we formally ask God to forgive us again. https://www.ptm.org/mp3/FreeDwnld/RCWR452.mp3

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