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Speaker
- Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
- David S. Deutsch
- Michele H. Morgan
- Rebecca Justice Schunior
- Richard Rubenstein
- Stephen Patterson
- Susan Flanders
- Susan Thompson
- The Rev Linda Kaufman
- The Rev. Cindy Dopp
- The Rev. L. Scott Lipscomb
- The Rev. Michele H. Morgan
- The Rev. Michele Morgan
- The Rev. Patricia Catalano
- The Reverend Cindy Dopp
- The Reverend Joe Hubbard
- The Reverend Michele H. Morgan
- The Reverend R. Justice Schunior
Date
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2021
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Book
Series
- 1 Corinthians
- 1 Samuel
- 18-23
- 2 Kings
- 2 Samuel
- 2 Timothy
- 25-30
- 31b-35
- 36-43
- Acts
- Ecclesiastes
- Ephesians
- Genesis
- Hebrews
- Isaiah
- James
- Jeremiah
- John
- John 1:43-51
- John 10: 1-10
- John 14:1-14
- John 14:15-21
- John 17:1-11
- John 20:19-31
- John 3:1-17
- John 9: 1-41
- Luke
- Luke 24:13-35
- Mark
- Mark 1: 1-8
- Mark 1:14-20
- Mark 1:21-28
- Mark 1:29-39
- Mark 13:24-37
- Mark 9:2-9
- Matthew
- Matthew 10:24-39
- Matthew 14:13-21
- Matthew 14:22-33
- Matthew 15: 21-28
- Matthew 16:13-20
- Matthew 18:21-35
- Matthew 21:23-27
- Matthew 21:33-46
- Matthew 22:15-22
- Matthew 22:34-46
- Matthew 25:14-30
- Matthew 25:31-46
- Matthew 28:1-10
- Matthew 28:16-20
- Matthew 9:35-10:8
- Nehemiah
- Philippians
- Philippians 4:1-9
Forgiving ourselves
When Jesus says that the kingdom of heaven is like a generous king, I initially like the idea very much. I imagine that the king is God and hope this God will generously forgive my debts, my transgressions… But then if I’m the slave whose debt is forgiven, I have to face my own meanness of spirit—my inability to pardon even the smallest debt from a fellow servant although I have just been granted enormous generosity. And where did God’s initial mercy go? Did the king-God decide that my sinfulness is so great that I do not deserve any more generosity but rather to be tortured? It’s a hard lesson to take. How can I apply this to my own life and come out a better person on the other side? More
When Jesus says that the kingdom of heaven is like a generous king, I initially like the idea very much. I imagine that the king is God and hope this God will generously forgive my debts, my transgressions… But then if I’m the slave whose debt is forgiven, I have to face my own meanness of spirit—my inability to pardon even the smallest debt from a fellow servant although I have just been granted enormous generosity. And where did God’s initial mercy go? Did the king-God decide that my sinfulness is so great that I do not deserve any more generosity but rather to be tortured? It’s a hard lesson to take. How can I apply this to my own life and come out a better person on the other side? More