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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 ...


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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 ...


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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 ...


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Forgiveness from a Flower

"Forgiveness is the fragrance that

the flower leaves on the heel of the

one who crushed it."


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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. ...


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Forgiveness Not for the Weak

When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, he instinctively threw up his hand in the Hindu gesture of forgiveness. Gandhi understood what Jesus was about, ...


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A Prayer for Forgiveness

Do not think of the sins we have committed or of those we still commit. Put out of your mind the failings we give way to night and day. Do not impute ...


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True Miracles

Miracles can occur without special effects. It takes more doing for a holy God to forgive an errant person than it does to part the waters of a sea.


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The Miracle of Reconciliation

One sign and wonder, biblically speaking, that alone can prove the power of the gospel is that of reconciliation. ... Hindus can produce as many miracles ...


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A Mixture of Hits and Errors

In 1986 Bob Brenley was playing third base for the San Francisco Giants. In the fourth inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves, Brenley made an error ...


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