
Forgiveness Confusion: Not Reconciliation
Clear up confusion between forgiveness and reconciliation to gain some freedom to forgive!
Clear up confusion between forgiveness and reconciliation to gain some freedom to forgive!
Like a birth announcement, there are stories to tell of how “Forgiveness: Freed to Love,” Chris Hall’s new Pendle Hill Pamphlet, came to be.
Based on a new Pendle Hill Pamphlet, a retreat July 31-August 3, 2023 will explore a Life-giving paradigm of forgiveness that restores the flow of Divine Presence within and towards others.
Part 1 of 2 reflections on intentions for a committed spiritual life: A life centered in the Divine is like a planet in secure orbit, always oriented around the Spirit. Core intentions toward a life-centered in God will redirect us toward inner attentiveness, openness, trust, and letting go.
THE HAWAIIAN MISSION HOUSE MUSEUM is right there on South King Street, so if you’re taking the bus to the beach or to the shopping center, you’re going to pass it every time. Still—maybe because the signage is small, or maybe because tourists don’t come to Oahu to visit museums—I manage to be the only person who shows up for the 1pm guided tour.
OVERNIGHT, AN EYE-CATCHING CURLY WILLOW TREE in my front yard crashed to the ground. I’m thankful nothing else was damaged. My family had marveled at its corkscrew branches, but harsh cold, rain, and then wind in the Pacific Northwest finally toppled it. We’ve since learned that Curly Willows have a really shallow root system.