By H. Lynn Gardner As a child, Dr. Garland Bare lived in Tibet until Communists forced his family’s departure. He spent 23 years as a missionary and doctor in Thailand. He observed stages in the loss of religious freedom. First, a political correctness defined and controlled acceptable speech. Second, officials favored and protected certain […]
By Vicki Edwards “Let it go.” That was it: the sum total of my husband’s advice on dealing with the betrayal of a friend. I could hear his words. I knew he was right, but I did not have a clue about getting to that place. Of course I know that forgiveness is at […]
By Courtney Newbery I was leisurely pushing my cart down the pickle and condiment aisle when I saw her. I wasn’t expecting or prepared to see her. But there she was. Right in front of me. As I stood there paralyzed, I weighed my options. I could make a rapid U-turn and head hurriedly […]
By Javan Rowe I have heard it said that we are very forgiving people. This is evident when we see our heroes from sports or entertainment fall from grace and then work to get their lives back on track. The public tends to cheer them on and forgive their prior wrongs. Is this true […]
By Dale Reeves Almost 28 years ago at Humana Hospital in Clear Lake, Texas, my wife gave birth to our first child, a daughter. Interestingly enough, both my wife and I (before meeting each other) had always wanted a Rachel, so we had no difficulty in naming our firstborn. Two years later my wife […]
