Dec 7, 2009 Print This Post
It’s amazing how powerful the concept of forgiveness is. This weekend at Riv, we talked about how to “Forgive Like Jesus” and I’ve already had many conversations about how equally hard and liberating it is to forgive someone who has really hurt us.
In the teaching, I referenced Ray Pritchard’s book The Healing Power of Forgiveness, which I really encourage you to check out if you are wrestling with next steps in forgiveness.
Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.
As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).
Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.
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