Tag: prodigal
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exploring forgiveness – story, paint, and canvas
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forgiveness (and repentance?)
Forgiveness is always a challenging topic to talk about or preach about. At one level forgiveness is a challenging topic because when we talk about forgiveness we are talking about our very personal and sometimes painful experiences. Beyond the personal nature of the topic, forgiveness is also challenging subject because in our culture there is…
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with shouts of joy…
Today we continue taking a look at the Psalms of Ascent – those fifteen Psalms that follow immediately after Psalm 119. Last week we took up Psalm 121 and this week we turn to Psalm 126. Doing so, I’d like to begin a little differently this morning. I’d like to begin by sharing, somewhat a length, a…
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Considering Forgiveness…
In January I will be teaching a course in the McGill Faculty of Religious Studies. It is entitled Contemporary Theological Issues, which is to say that the actual content of the course was actually somewhat open-ended. After considering several possible topics, I landed on the topic of forgiveness and reconciliation. In the process of considering and…
encrusted words 