Forgiveness Is Costly

There is one eternal principle which will be valid as long as the world lasts. The principle is--Forgiveness is a costly thing. Human forgiveness is costly. ...

Eight Hundred Pacos

Ernest Hemingway wrote a story about a father and his teenage son. In the story, the relationship had become somewhat strained, and the teenage son ran ...

Love Admits the Truth

I preached to my home congregation some time ago, and I talked in the sermon about how much I appreciated and admired my father because his mother died ...

On Par with Your Enemy?

Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one makes you even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.

Reconciliation Changes Hearts

Integration forced some people to change their behavior. Reconciliation invites the changing of hearts.

The Healing Power of Forgiveness

Ronald Reagan's attitude after the 1981 attempt on his life made an impression on his daughter, Patti Davis: "The following day my father said ...

Pardon Must Be Accepted

During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, George Wilson, a postal clerk, robbed a federal payroll from a train and in the process killed a guard. The court ...

When Forgiveness Isn't So Easy

Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive, as we had during the war. And then, to mention the subject at all is ...

Forgiveness from a Flower

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that

the flower leaves on the heel of the

one who crushed it."

Only the Strong Forgive

What is true of individuals is true of nations. One cannot forgive too much. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. ...