Topic
Forgiveness
What's His Is Ours
Christ's righteousness belongs to those who receive by faith God's promise of forgiveness.
September 14, 2012
Out with the Old (Testament)?
Paula Fredriksen ignores the early church's Israelite foundations, producing a selective (but lively) history of the idea of sin.
September 13, 2012
Battling with Bitterness over My Sister's Abuser
Let go of your rage and resentment, before they poison your soul.
July 10, 2012
Don't Just Forgive
The church defies the counsel of Jesus when it fails to insist on the wrongdoer's repentance.
June 20, 2012
My Top 5 Books on Forgiveness
Picks from Catherine Claire Larson, author of 'As We Forgive.'
May 18, 2011
A Beautiful Anger
The same holy hands that punish the wicked pull the righteous to safety.
April 27, 2011
Mercifully Forsaken
There is a reason Good Friday is called good, and why we can be thankful when God forsakes us.
April 21, 2011
The Problem with Christus Victor
An increasingly popular view of the atonement forces the question: What are we saved from?
April 7, 2011
How Far Should Forgiveness Go?
Seventy times seven? I can barely forgive some corrupt clergy once.
October 22, 2010
Sex Offenders in the Pew
How churches are ministering to society's most despised.
September 17, 2010
A Grace-filled Engagement
The main problem with most marriages, says Paul Tripp, is lack of submission—to God. A Review of 'What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage.'
August 12, 2010
A Resurrection That Matters
If we are completely saved from our sins through the Cross, what's the point of the empty tomb?
April 1, 2010
A Crescendo of Wonder
Why Good Friday services are not designed to be funerals for Jesus or exercises in guilt.
March 31, 2010
Born Again … Again
In my ministry of racial reconciliation, I had to move from a culture of effort to a culture of grace.
March 26, 2010
The Evolution of Sin
Old Testament professor Gary Anderson explains how sin came to be seen as a debt rather than a weight—and how that shaped Christianity.
March 17, 2010
Why Gayle Haggard Stayed
She tells CT why she remained married to Ted Haggard—even after he suggested that she divorce him.
January 27, 2010
Sin: The Rest of the Story
What the snark-infested news media just don't seem to understand.
October 26, 2009
Redeeming Roman Polanski
Looking for a Christian response to a child rapist with powerful friends.
October 2, 2009
Teaching an Old Dogfighter New Tricks
Michael Vick appears truly repentant. Can we forgive him?
August 19, 2009
Jenny Sanford Offers Forgiveness After Husband's Affair
In her first post-affair interview, Mark Sanford's wife tells 'Vogue' about learning of her husband's infidelity—and offering forgiveness.
August 17, 2009
Corrupt Clergy and Forgiveness
Cases like last week's organ-brokering scandal in New Jersey leave no room for cheap grace.
July 28, 2009
When Hope Feels Like a Fool's Errand
What the Cross and Resurrection teach us about forgiveness.
April 6, 2009
Charismatic Character Clash
Journalist and pastor debate restoration for disgraced revivalist Todd Bentley.
March 23, 2009
The Only Hope for Monsters 
We can't defeat evil in the world without facing the evil in ourselves.
October 15, 2008
Amish Grace and the Rest of Us
The Amish response to the Nickel Mines shootings wasn't just plain Christianity.
September 17, 2007
Forgiving the Unrepentant
Can I forgive those who have betrayed me if they are not repentant?
March 9, 2005
Healing Genocide
Ten years after the slaughter, Rwandans begin to mend their torn nation with a justice that is both biblical and African.
April 1, 2004
The Forgiveness Factor
Social scientists like Robert Enright are discovering the healing power of a Christian virtue.
January 10, 2000
Why It’s Not Always Good to Forgive
How difficult is it, or should it be, to achieve redemption after a breach of trust? (The New York Times)
A killing, a life sentence and my change of heart
Repenting privately would be cowardice, since my past support for locking up some juveniles forever has been so public. So when lawmakers in my state of Illinois consider bills next month that would abolish juvenile life sentences, I will be there to speak in favor of the mercy of a second chance. (CNN)
Can Forgiveness Play a Role in Criminal Justice?
Ann’s face was covered in bandages [from her boyfriend shooting her in the face], and she was intubated and unconscious, but Andy felt her say, “Forgive him.” His response was immediate. “No,” he said out loud. “No way. It’s impossible.” But Andy kept hearing his daughter’s voice: “Forgive him. Forgive him.” (NYT)
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