No matter who you ask, you will find that the majority of society would say that they have at one point or another made mistakes, hurt others, or committed wrong acts that negatively affected another person in such a way that caused hurt, pain, suffering, trauma, a feeling of injustice or degradation. Because this is such a pervasive reality that occurs with human relationships on a macro and micro level; it is up to each and everyone of us to determine how we respond to such hurt when it happens to us.
Read MoreUnfortunately, this is a horrible time for the church. Let me make it clear, it is the church alone to blame for its maladies, not those who have been victimized by the church. Megachurches and their “celebrity pastors” are falling left and right. Denominations are splitting over how to love their LGBTQ neighbors. Other denominations and churches are caught up in sex abuse scandals. At this rate, why do we as Christians blame those who are not Christian with their resentments and their skepticism about the church? Furthermore, why as Christians do we blame other Christians for why they leave the church?
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