Almighty God, You are the powerful Creator of all the nations upon earth. You are holy and wonderful beyond what we understand. We look at Jonah and we are startled by his insolence in running away from You, by his humility in recognizing Your rescue, and his anger at Your mercy to those he felt …
Emanuel, Charleston, Forgiveness and the Future
Last night I had the chance to view Emanuel, a documentary directed by Brian Ivie (The Dropbox), about the shooting on June 17, 2015, at Emanuel A. M. E. Church in Charleston, SC, in which 9 people died. I attended with one of my sons, and we participated in a talk-back after the movie to reflect and process what we …
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The Painful Gift of Forgiveness [Good Friday 2019]
Here is my message, "The Painful Gift of Forgiveness," from this past Good Friday at Eastbrook Church. The message is an extended reflection on the depths of Jesus' words from the Cross: Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34) https://vimeo.com/331863607
Five Steps for Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership
In my previous posts on Gary L. McIntosh and Samuel D. Rima's Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership, I summarized their key assumptions in the book, the definition of the dark side, how the dark side develops, and five dark-side issues leaders often encounter. In this final post on the book, I turn to the third, …
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Praying as a Forgiver [30 Days of Prayer]
“And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12) The second part of the words on forgiveness in the Lord’s Prayer relates to the way we treat others. Notice that there is no exhortation here to pray that God would help us to forgive others. No, there is merely the …
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Matthew Erickson 