Think. Be. Do. | random thoughts from daniel decker

Yesterday I hosted a teleseminar with Eric Bryant. Eric is one of the Navigators at Mosaic in LA with Erwin McManus. He’s also the author of Peppermint-Filled Piñatas: breaking through tolerance and embracing love.

On the call Eric shared a number of lessons he’s learned as a leader at Mosaic as well as thoughts on what the church of the future looks like, etc. The overall them of the call ended up being… reaching others and leading leaders.

You can listen to a recording here online or download the MP3.

I’ve posted on Rob Bell several times on this blog. I find him to be a gifted communicator and storyteller. I think what impacts me the most is his ability to tell a story and set it into a context that is informative, entertaining and very often convicting - all at the same time. Every time I listen to a sermon from Mars Hill I find myself either wanting to change something about myself of wanting to do something more for someone else. The two kind of go hand-in-hand I guess.

I just saw that Rob has his next book coming out through Zondervan in October 2008. It’s called Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile.

Looking forward to reading it.

You can listen to an audio podcast of Rob talking about the book here.

I love the synopsis Zondervan has for the book on their site… it’s a stinging glimpse at a reality I too am struggling with and looking at through the lens of my own life.

There is a church not too far from us that recently added a $25 million addition to their building.

Our local newspaper ran a front-page story not too long ago about a study revealing that one in five people in our city lives in poverty.

This is a book about those two numbers.

It’s a book about faith and fear, wealth and war, poverty, power, safety, terror, Bibles, bombs, and homeland insecurity. It’s about empty empires and the truth that everybody’s a priest, it’s about oppression, occupation, and what happens when Christians support, animate and participate in the very things Jesus came to set people free from.

It’s about what it means to be a part of the church of Jesus in a world where some people fly planes into buildings while others pick up groceries in Hummers.

I haven’t posted anything in a while. Had to take a bit of a blog hiatus. I’ve been spending extra time reflecting, praying, and clearing out various forms of clutter from my life and work. You know, the kind of clutter and noise that, over time, builds up and creates busyness and distraction. If we’re not careful, busyness and distraction can begin to hijack our lives. They can rob us from fully embracing what God has called us to do. We can easily slip into the dangerous waters of managing the present versus creating the future.

I truly believe that each of us is given a uniquely important role to fill in God’s story. For me, I needed to sit back and reflect on my life and the movement God has in it so that I could remove some of the things that were not in alignment. I’m being intentional to try and follow God’s lead and do what is GREAT for Him, rather than being bombarded and busy by just what seems GOOD to me. Life’s too short to settle for anything less.

Does that make any sense?

I’m calling it my “Slingshot Approach.” I liken it to pulling back so you can launch forward with greater velocity and direction.

Os Hillman had a great article in his TGIF (Today God is First) email this morning. See an excerpt below:

Today we find many Christian workplace believers living a status quo relationship with God that is more characterized as “business as usual” than a life demonstrating God’s power. Our focus is often more concerned with improving our standard of living than improving the Kingdom of God through our circle of influence. While this takes place, millions upon millions die without the saving grace of Christ. Many other Christians die never experiencing the freedom in Christ that His blood paid for. God has called each of us to live for a cause greater than ourselves - a life that is dependent on His grace and power to achieve things we never thought possible through our lives. This is His plan for your life. The apostle Paul prayed that He might experience the power of the resurrection in his life. This power is available to you and me to live for a cause greater than ourselves. Ask God what He wants to achieve through your life today. And consider yourself dead already to the consequences of what that might mean for you.

Read more from Os at http://www.marketplaceleaders.org/

I just sent a new newsletter from GiftofKindness.com (one of my many sites). Thought I’d share it here as well. Here’s the page link: http://www.giftofkindness.com/newsletter-013108.html
Below is the copied article:

Kindness Quote of the Week:
“Don’t let the world change you. Change the world.” - GiftofKindness.com
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Article: Kindness - The Golden Rule

This week has had me thinking of the “Golden Rule,” to treat others as you would like to be treated. This thought really is the foundation that kindness is built upon. Kindness is putting the Golden Rule into practice in our daily lives through our thoughts, our words and our actions.

It is a way of life that we all agree we should aspire to live… but if we’re really honest, it can sometimes be tough and easy to forget as we go about our busy lives. I doubt many of us overlook it intentionally but it happens. We get busy, we are in a hurry and if we are not careful we can completely overlook an opportunity to put our kindness into action. There’s actually a great story that comes to mind that really examples what I’ve been thinking. You can read it here.

You see, in the story a man is robbed on a roadside, beaten up and left half-dead.Two men, who knew the Golden Rule and who supposedly professed to live by it, came upon the beaten man but avoided him. They even kinda looked around to make sure no one else was watching and conveniently bypassed the hurt man altogether.

Has that ever happened to you? You saw something you knew you should help with but because you were in a hurry, or didn’t want to get involved… you overlooked or bypassed it altogether, almost pretending you didn’t see a thing?

So these guys are coming down the road and the see the man who is beaten and robbed and they avoid him, leaving him laying there to suffer and quite possibly die.

A third man, who for example sake, was the last person in the world you’d expect to help someone in need… well, he came upon the beaten man and felt compassion in his heart for him. He stopped and took care of him. He cleaned his wounds, bandaged him and even took him to a nearby motel where he went the extra mile and purchased a room for the hurt man to rest and recover in.

The first two men knew better. They knew they should have stopped and helped but they didn’t. I’m not sure why but perhaps they were in a hurry to get to their next meeting. Maybe they felt incapable of being able to help. Rather than at least try…. they opted to just leave him, thinking surely the next person to pass by would help.

But what if no one else passed by? Worse yet… what if someone did come along but acted just like these first two men and kept on going?

The third man, he was different. He practiced the Golden Rule by treating the beaten man with kindness. He saw this hurt man’s needs and put them ahead of his own. He stopped. He helped. He probably got his shirt dirty. He went that extra mile to think of himself in this mans position and decided in an instant to come to his aid.

When the teller of this story asked those listening which of the three men acted correctly, someone said, “The one who had mercy on him” - referring to the one who had practiced kindness to the hurt man… the story teller then replied, “Now go and do the same.”

The moral of the story is this… if you say your’re going to live by the Golden Rule then your actions must match the words you profess. Don’t look the other way thinking someone else is going to come along behind you, instead YOU be that someone else.

Tony Morgan had a great post on his blog recently that I just can’t get out of my head. I think it’s an imperative thought to keep in mind for anyone who communicates a message to someone else (that being all of us)! Enjoy…

Your Message:

I want to hear your heart and not your brain.

If you listen to me, I may listen to you.

At best, I’ll remember one thing you say.

Your message is only one of thousands I’ve already heard today.

When you admit you’ve messed up, it reminds me that you’re real.

I’m not convinced it’s truth.

I’m moved by stories.

When you make me laugh, I engage.

I hear it, but sometimes I need to see it or feel it or experience it.

I’m watching to see if you keep your promise.

I think it’s funny that you still think you control your message.

Polished scares me.

In order to speak to me, you can’t speak to everyone.

I’m not impressed by big words.

If it’s not about me, I’m not listening.

Your message has more impact when you shorten it.

It’s OK if you don’t have an answer for everything.

What are your questions?

Your message has impact if someone disagrees.

You’d be wise to participate in our online conversation.

I know it seems awkward, but it helps me when you repeat the important stuff.

Your message is not for you.

I don’t have to listen to you.

I guess this video was from back in December 2007 but I just now ran across it… interview with Rob Bell on CNN about his “Sex God” tour. He’s such a gifted storyteller. I love the way he engages the message and puts it into a context that causes people to really chew on it and think about it.

Here’s the link to watch the interview from CNN’s website (you’ll have to wait 15 seconds to get past the advertisement before the actual interview clip starts): WATCH HERE

Some other post I’ve made about Rob Bell and meeting him at a NOOMA taping here in Jacksonville, Florida last year:

“Everything is Spiritual” Video Clip
Interview where Rob talks about being in a band.
Meeting Rob at NOOMA taping (with link to behind the scenes photos)

Many times, as a parent, I wonder if I am getting through to my kids. You know what I mean? My wife and I try to do the right things. We try to teach them well and live as good examples but there are a ton of outside influences that a parent is forced to compete against. Some good, many bad.

Then sometimes something happens that is just amazing. You get to see a glimpse of the person your child is becoming. You get to see their character developing and… you get to see that they are indeed “getting it.”

One such moment happened yesterday for me. Last month my 7 year old’s class was focusing on Martin Luther King. They watched videos, made posters, and learned about his life and contribution to our world.

Well, yesterday my daughter brought home this poster that she made at school. What she wrote is in parentheses below (misspellings and all):

I HAVE A DREAM. MY DREAM IS:
“That everyone would be kind and love God then I beleave the world would be a better place.”

I CAN HELP MY DREAM COME TRUE BY:
“Doing what I can. I have a dream.”

She makes me proud.

We’re trying to raise our kids up to love others and honor God in all things they do. We don’t want them to be sheltered. We want them to understand the needs of others and make a difference in others lives. As Kayla said above, it all starts with “Doing what I can.”

View a full size screen image of her poster here.
Watch a cool Martin Luther King tribute video here.

Saw this post at Mercola.com today and thought it was amazing…

You may have mastered some of the basic tricks of Google, but most people use only about 3 percent of this search engine’s available power.

Dozens of Google search guides detail the common tips, but lifehacker.org has skipped the obvious and highlighted obscure but very useful Google Web search tricks. Some of these are really amazing, and remind me why Google has been my favorite search engine for nearly a decade!

10. Get Local Time: Type in What time is it followed by any city to get the current time.

9. Track Flight Status: Enter the airline and flight number to find out the departure time and estimated arrival for any flight.

8. Convert Currency, Metrics, Bytes and More: Google has a built-in converter calculator. You can enter quarter cup in teaspoons, seconds in a year, 5 US dollars in Euros and countless others.

7. Search for Pages That are “Better Than,” “Similar to,” or “Reminds me of”: Enter “better than keyword” or “similar to keyword” to find Web pages you never knew existed.

6. Use Google as a Free Proxy: Enter cache:website.com to view a Web page that’s been blocked from the computer you’re using.

5. Remove Affiliate Links From Product Searches: To avoid seeing search results from certain sites, enter –site:website.com.

4. Find Related Items: Enter ~ before any search term to find related items as well.

3. Find Music and Comic Books: Enter -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(wma|mp3) “Band or comic book name” to find music files and comic books.

2. See Images of People, Objects, Etc.: Type in a search term, and click on images to see photos of the results.

1. Search for Faces: If you’re looking for a photo of a person named Rose, and don’t want to see photos of the flower, add &imgtype=face to the end of your image search. It will show you only images of faces.

Sources:
Mercola.com
Lifehacker.com January 2, 2008

Did you know that…

1. Lucille Ball’s (I Love Lucy) career didn’t start off so well. She was once dismissed from drama school for being too quiet and shy.

2. Big companies that have gone bankrupt:
- Quaker Oats (3 times)
- Pepsi-Cola (3 times)
- Borden’s
- Aunt Jemima
- Wrigley’s (3 times)

3. Clint Eastwood was once told by a Universal Pictures executive that his future wasn’t very promising. The man said, “You have a chip on your tooth, your Adam’s apple sticks out too far, and you talk too slow.”

4. Albert Einstein did poorly in elementary school, and he failed his first college entrance exam at Zurich Polytechnic. But he became one of the greatest scientists in the history of the world.

5. Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before he finally succeeded.

What if these people listened to the naysayers and gave up? What if they let their negative experiences stop them from pushing on?

Many of their great contributions and successes would be lost.

How does that fit into your life? Are you letting the negative set backs pull you down? There are always going to be people who can’t see what you see. There will always be circumstances that shape your thinking and slowly begin to cause you to loose that drive and determination you may have once had. The key though, is to never give up and do what you feel is right. Constantly reinvent yourself and what you do. If you come across someone who doesn’t believe or share the same vision you have, be reminded that God gave YOU the vision to fulfill a certain purpose. Sometimes others just don’t see the same thing because God game them a different vision to pursue.

Live out your dreams, stay focused and change the world.

“You may be in the driver’s seat but God holds the map.”

“He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.”

“Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.”

“It’s risky to go out on a limb – but that is where the fruit is.”

“God wants full custody, not just a weekend visit.”

“Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you.”

“Give God what is right, not what is left.”

“7 days without prayer makes 1 weak.”

This gift I share isn’t found under a tree.
It was born in a manger, under a star for all to see.

It’s the true gift of Christmas that fills our hearts with joy.
It’s the gift that is available to every girl and boy.

It’s a gift that relieves our pains, insecurities and fears.
This gift comforts our soul and wipes away our tears.

It’s the gift that gives us hope, despite the trouble we may face.
It brings peace, joy and life to a world in need of grace.

I tell you of this gift, because I want you to know…
…the greatest lesson you can learn in life is how God loves you so.

The true gift of Christmas shines bright on Christmas Day,
as a reminder of His love, born in Christ that day.

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Spreading a little Christmas Cheer!

Don’t let the fact that we are in front of our fireplace fool you. My daughter’s flip flops are a sure sign this pic was taken in Florida on a 70+ degree day in December!

A friend of mine sent me a really cool link to a new “Thank You” oriented campaign called “The Gratitude Campaign.” It’s about, well… just click this link to see a short clip for yourself: http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/fullmovie.php

What does happiness mean to you?

Is it getting that promotion at work? Perhaps it’s watching your favorite team win a game. Or maybe happiness to you is when you spend quality time with those who are most important in your life.

To me, happiness is a temporary state of mind. A series of small events that make us feel good, when they go our way. We may go through the day with a goal in mind and, when accomplished to our liking, we feel good… we feel happy, at least for a moment. Having a day with a series of events like these can certainly make for a Great Day but what do you do if those days seem to sometimes be few and far between? How can we create happiness in the mundane? How can happiness be found in the problems or in the things that don’t go the way we’d like? Is there some magic antidote to unhappiness? Some pharmaceutical companies might tell you “YES, inside a pill” but outside of their clever marketing, their antidote is still missing.

As Benjamin Franklin said, “The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” Sounds like a race doesn’t it? It’s like we are running around a track with a carrot dangled at our nose but the faster we run the faster the carrot moves. Eventually we tire and some even give up. But what if you caught the carrot? Then what? Would you be happy? Sure, for a few minutes.

Happiness is only temporary but JOY is eternal. Finding Joy in your life is what separates you from the pack. It’s what makes you enjoy the race, for the race, versus just the pursuit of the carrot. Joy is a source of object pleasure or satisfaction. Joy is what you draw upon for purpose in your life. It is the antidote to unhappiness, after all, how can anyone be truly unhappy if they are filled with Joy. Joy embodies every single feeling of happiness and makes your cup half full instead of half empty. Joy is not based on a response from a certain event. Joy is your state of mind. Joy is recognizing that there are many roads in life and learning to find happiness even in the detours along the way.

So how do you develop a Joyous life? First, stopping chasing the carrot, the temporary happiness that at the end of the day really doesn’t matter. Joy comes from tapping into your spiritual connection to recognize that you, your talents, and your life was put here on Earth for a reason. Every situation that you encounter has a purpose. Every sickness, every lost job, every negative event (and positive) is part of a bigger plan for you and for those who you have contact with. Think back on your life, I’m sure the evidence is clear. How many times have you, at a given negative circumstance, felt like the world was against you only to find out that it set you up for something great (maybe years later but it still did). Starting to look at your life and every situation within it as a gift is where you begin. Becoming truly thankful for the blessings you have been given, even if sometimes they seem like a bother, will set you up for a joyous life. Every minute that we spend looking at things through a negative eye is 60-seconds of wasted happiness and the chipping away of Joy.

For me, happiness is knowing that I don’t know all the answers and that I probably never will. It’s being okay with who I am and having Faith in One greater than I. It’s trusting that each of us has our own unique purpose on this earth, even if it’s just to impact the life of someone else. Happiness is finding Joy that I have been given life and the opportunity to share.

My friend Jeff Keller has just launched a new ezine called “Your Spiritual Journey.” Jeff is a great guy with a very interesting perspective on life. “Your Spiritual Journey” is not affiliated or aligned with a specific religious orientation. It really mirrors Jeff’s own journey and relationship with God while serving up insightful nuggets that can be applied to ones daily life. I admire Jeff most because he felt a calling to pursue this new “spiritual” writing direction, and he dove in. He accepted the call.

While Jeff may or may not personally align himself with any one religious belief, I can sense Gods movement in him in a way that I pray will lead him to unearthing a true and intimate relationship with Christ.

Check out Jeff’s writings at http://www.yourspiritualjourney.net/ and join me in congratulating him in his search as he continues down the path of his own spiritual journey.

According to Jeff’s byline about the newsletter:
“Your Spiritual Journey is an e-mail newsletter that is published on Tuesday and Friday of each week. The newsletter does not promote any particular religion but respects and embraces all religions and spiritual beliefs. The newsletter is designed to help you find or strengthen your own spiritual connection - and to see the “bigger picture” that so often gets lost in today’s world.”

Last Friday was my birthday. I spent the evening walking onto a stage in front of over 2300+ people. I was wearing my birthday suit.

It was an 8ft tall snowman costume.

Yes, I had the pleasure of playing good ole “Frosty” the snowman for a family outreach event our church put on. It was called “Jingle Jam.” An evening of live drama, skits, music, family fun, telling of the Christmas story, etc.

It was put on with a light budget and a pretty rapid turn around for something of its size. Having 2300+ people from our church and surrounding community show up was absolutely amazing. Looks like a good 25% of attendees were not regular church attenders.

“Frosty” was our “hook.” We paraded the church grounds (in costume) for a few weekends leading up to the event. Kids loved it and it created a ton of buzz. Ended up having a segment on a local television morning show as well as a few write ups in the newspaper.

Funniest thing is that I could have won the Nobel Peace prize and no one would have cared but because I was “Frosty” my kids acted like I was a rock star.

If you ask a child what they want to be when they grow up you may hear replies such as, firefighter or doctor. You may even hear ballerina or veterinarian but I bet you won’t hear many kids say they want to be a gardener.

As I was lying awake in bed the other night, thinking about the day, what went great and what I wanted to do better tomorrow… my thoughts began to shift to my kids. I began to wonder what they will become personally and professionally as they “grow up.” I then started thinking about what I wanted to be when I was small, looking at the future through the eyes of a child. I remember always wanting to own my own business, wanting to create something from scratch and build it into a giant that even Microsoft would bow down to. To buy a big house, have fancy cars, and travel all over the globe.

I guess I am a “grown up” now and the dreams and hopes of a boy have continued to grow, to expand and to change as I mature and become more familiar with who I am and what I was put here for.

As I laid there, reflecting, I realized that just because I am an adult… it’s still okay to continually ask myself what it is that I want to be when I “grow up.” After all, we’re always continuing to grow and should often stop to take a personal inventory of ourselves… who we are, where we are at, and where we want to go in life. We should also reflect and look at the signs to see that perhaps we are being led to a certain destination and we need to wake up to, grab a hold and embrace that direction before the opportunity passes us by.

As the thoughts of reflection turned to self evaluation, I thought of my journey from one who was focused on “stuff” to one who is now more concerned with “purpose” and asked myself, knowing what I know now, “What do I want to be as I continue to grow up?” No, not a firefighter or a doctor. Not even Donald Trump’s Apprentice… okay, maybe that would be neat but what I really want to be is a gardener.

A gardener? Yes, a gardener.

A gardener is one who cultivates life. They start with a seed; provide it with love, nourishment and the tools it needs to grow into what it was created to become. Whether that is a beautiful rose, a watermelon, a complex bonsai, or a tree that produces fruit… the gardener pours his life into unleashing the beauty of what the seed originally contained.

I’m not saying I want to run out and build a greenhouse, but rather I want to develop myself to be a gardener who positively impacts those I come in contact with, each day, by growing and cultivating the Fruits of the Spirit within me and by sharing it with others.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are all Fruits of the Spirit.

Being a gardener, to me, is something that we all can become, regardless of our positions or status in life. A gardener, in the sense I am referring to, first turns to God for nourishment and life. Without God, who planted you as a seed, nothing else is possible. God gave each of us the Fruits of the Spirit and he, as our Master Gardener, is there to help us grow and become what we were truly meant to be. God gave us these seeds (Fruits of the Spirit) as something of beauty and purpose for us all to enjoy and benefit from. We often just need to give a little water, maybe a little sunlight, and often a lot of love to these fruits in order to allow them to sprout and grow.

There is no shortage of stories about how one person, one moment, one action, or one word can make an enormous difference in the world. And yet for many people — with the demands of work and home, the increasing pace of life, and the scope of issues going on in the world — it can easily make us question just how much difference one person can make.

Through our own fears and doubts, we can easily begin to create a sense of insignificance in our lives. Our routines, responsibilities and disappointments tend to beat us up over the years and cloud our vision for just how significant we really are. Many of us spend so much time running through the motions, searching for “purpose,” or to find our “calling” or “spiritual gifts,” that we often focus too much on “searching” rather than “doing.” It’s almost as if we are looking for a manual for our lives that details exactly what we are supposed to do and how we are supposed to do it.

While the manual does exist, many times we ignore it… wanting to create our own life plan instead of recognizing the opportunities set in front of us every day. God has blessed each one of us with our own unique talents and abilities but He wants us to take action, to step out in faith and allow Him to use and develop our gifts to server His kingdom on Earth. God wants us to trust in Him, to seek His awesome power and to share His love with others, one person at a time. If God laid out a road map and said, “Hey Bob, this is your gift and here is what I want you to do with it,” then there would be no need for faith.

All too often, we think we have to do something HUGE to make a difference but in reality, it is the smaller things that lead to greatness. Just as one match can ignite a forest fire of epic proportions, one mans vision, followed by his action, can positively impact the lives of many. Like a rock tossed into a pond, the ripples of one act can stretch out beyond our wildest dreams… but we have to take action to toss the rock into to pond.

Mother Theresa said it best, “If you want to change the world, pick up a broom.”

Take for instance Abraham Lincoln, or Thomas Jefferson — who, like many others — were more or less “normal people, just doing their jobs,” but when opportunities arose, they sprang to the occasion — not always perfectly, and very often in smaller ways, with day by day decisions and actions, that added up to the lifetime achievements that we know them for today. Those were their paths, their journey, their purposes. I doubt they sat back in their easy chairs searching for their gifts but instead they took action everyday and allowed God to bring their gifts to light through faith, determination and perseverance.

When my wife and I started GiftOfKindness.com a few years ago, we did not sit back searching for purpose, we acted and trusted God and asked Him to give us the strength and the wisdom to do His will. Now, a site that started out as more or less of a fun side project has grown to an initiative we would have never thought possible. It started with a vision followed by action and now GiftOfKindness.com receives over 1500 request for our free “Kindness Cards,” each week, from people all over the globe. Now, I don’t tell you this to brag but to reinforce the point that some times we have to step back and let God guide us where he wants us to go, but being willing to walk through the hallway when he opens the door.

Be reminded of one thing: one person can make a lot of difference. And any one of us can be the person who does, the leader who does, the entrepreneur who does, the writer who does, and so on. There are many ways, all within your reach. It just begins with a conscious choice to make a positive impact, trust in God and taking action. It all unfolds from there.

I was watching a show the other day that was exploring the extreme structures known as “dams” and what happens when they break apart and collapse. Wikipedia defines a dam as a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or slows down the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundments.

It was a really amazing show but it made me think about how close life can sometimes be compared to a dam. At first a dam slows down the flow but over time the dam builds up so much resistance and pressure that it can begin to crack. One crack leads to another and, if left unattended, can result in the entire structure collapsing… with often devastating results. When the dam breaks, it doesn’t just affect the dam but all those downstream in its path.

Sound familiar?

Are you living a “dammed” life? Have you built up barriers or walls to “slow down” or “retain” the hurt, anxiety or fear you’ve encountered? Has this barrier created a reservoir of these hurts and hang ups that are now building more and more pressure in your life?

Are you starting to crack?

Unlike a dam that takes millions of dollars and concrete to fix, you can be repaired with just a simple word. It’s called “forgiveness.” Forgiveness allows us to let go of the hurts that are building up in our lives. Forgiveness releases the pressure. Forgiveness lets life flow again and stops it from building behind a wall.

Forgiveness offers hope. Hope in the grace that can restore even the deepest of cracks or wounds.

But what does practicing forgiveness really look like? How do you forgive when you can’t seem to forget?

Share your thoughts by leaving a comment here and we’ll explore a conversation on practical forgiveness.