A Blessing To Others (Source: William Eudy)

Recently, I heard a story about a student named Donald MacDonald from Scotland, who was admitted into the prestigious Oxford University, and was living in the dormitory residence in his first year there. His clan was so excited that one of their own had made it into the upper class of education, but they were concerned how he would do in that “strange land.” After the first month at school, his mother came to visit. She asked her son, &#... (read post)

Forgive How Many Times? (Source: Mark McWhorter)

The Jews had many regulations that they followed simply by tradition. These were not laws that God had given. These were rules that the rabbis and other leaders decided upon over the centuries. The Pharisees were exact in following these rules, and they expected everyone else to live by those rules. One of the settled rules was that forgiveness should not be extended more than three times. Thus, if a person offended you and then repented, you were to ... (read post)