One day Peter asked Jesus how many times he had to forgive someone. Peter thought that forgiving seven times was pretty good. “No!” Jesus replied, “seventy times seven!” (Matthew 18:22). Then Jesus gave an illustration showing how God looks on our responsibility to forgive: One day, a king was going over his accounts, settling old debts. He saw that one of his servants owed him millions of dollars. The king ordered the servant brought before him. When he arrived, the king d

Their fathers were ministers. They were students at a private Christian college. They were in love. And they were sexually involved. “In the arms of this man, I thought I’d found love,” Sydna said. As they pursued their relationship, the unexpected happened. Sydna became pregnant at nineteen years of age. “After I walked through the [clinic] doors and they told me I was pregnant, I was faced with a choice. Here I was—a boyfriend who was unsupportive, who said he’d leave

Many years ago a banquet speaker was introduced as a very smart businessman. The audience was told that his business, growing and selling potatoes in Maine, netted him $25,000 the previous year. After a long introduction, he stood to speak. “Before I begin,” he said, “I must set the record straight. What was said about my business is only partially true. First, it was not Maine, but Texas. It was not potatoes, but oil. It was not $25,000, but $250,000. And it was not a profit