Tag: evil

The vital importance of forgiveness

September 9, 2011 | 6 comments

  Sometimes people have a hard time forgiving another who did them harm because they believe that forgiving them somehow overlooks the crime and pretends like it never happened.  This is not true.  Forgiveness is never approval of an evil.  Forgiveness does not

Malice is a lie about God’s man

July 20, 2011 | 6 comments

  How do you respond when people are downright mean to you?  Not just discourteous, thoughtless, or impolite behavior, the little ways that evil sneaks into relationships, but the big ways, like betrayal, malice, fat out lies, and slander? Malicious

Healing tumors

May 26, 2011 | 10 comments

Grudges and resentments are tumors of mortal mind. “Include moral as well as physical belief in your efforts to destroy error. Cast out all manner of evil. ‘Preach the gospel to every creature.’ Speak the truth to every form of

Safe haven of church work

March 23, 2011 | 4 comments

Every once in a while, a church worker will relay fears to me that serving as a Reader, a board member or in some other visible capacity in church, puts them in a dangerous position. They believe they become targets

Can’t view life at face value

January 27, 2011 | 10 comments

I was participating in a booth promoting Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures last week in Victoria, British Columbia, at a Health Expo. One woman who stopped to inquire about the book asked me if it was God’s