by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Forgiveness
This is a follow up from a previous post, “LET IT GO! Get over it!“ Somebody will have said, “Yeah, that’s easy to write… BUT (Fill in the blank).” But… “You didn’t have my parents…” “You...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living
One chapter in my book Dancing In The Dungeon is titled, “When And How To Fire A Minister.” Recently I heard of a deacon reading DITD who questioned his past conduct. He commented, “This is making me reexamine some of the things I’ve done. If...
by Ron Ethridge | Church, Forgiveness
Over the last several months I have talked to many ministers who have been treated horribly by the congregations that called them. The things church members said and did were calloused and mean. In each case the minister was wounded deeply, and it showed on their face...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Forgiveness
After my “Case In Point” paragraph in yesterday’s post, I think it good and proper for this follow up regarding forgiveness. Only God can forgive and forget.[i] If you can forgive easily, you have not been wounded deeply.[ii] Consequently,...
by Ron Ethridge | Christian Living, Forgiveness
If you don’t know what F.I.M.O. stands for it is: Forget It, Move On. There are a few events and slights so inconsequential FIMO is proper. I’ve used it… until it was said to me. And it stung. “Just forget it?” Really? As if a deep wound...
