Pop spirituality asserts that you cannot forgive others until you learn to forgive yourself. Frankly, that’s a claim I’ve never understood. Forgiving others depends not upon self-forgiveness, but upon ...

"Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God, for Christ's sake, hath forgiven you." Ephesians 4:32 In today's frenetic society, we often forget that we, as Christians, have ...

In my newfound faith as a Christian in 1989, I learned a valuable lesson about the power of forgiveness. It was early in my journey, and I made a grave mistake at a military function. Consumed by ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

In his book, "Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace," Miroslav Volf writes, "Forgiving the unrepentant is not an optional extra in the Christian way of life; it's the ...

This is one of the most common questions about the Catholic faith. No doubt, confession of sin is an uncomfortable affair. Perhaps it seems to put too much authority in men. Can’t we go straight to ...

That thief brought nothing but his need and his honesty. Jesus gave him everything in return. That is how Christ works. He produces fruit that doesn’t grow in natural soil. He creates forgiveness ...

Jesus Christ’s 2,000-year-old call to believers to love their enemies was vividly demonstrated Sunday when Erika Kirk publicly forgave her husband’s alleged killer before an audience of millions.