What if I told you that the church's message has nothing to do with a thought pattern that says, "Be better! Try harder!"? What if I told you that the self-help sort of lessons that we often hear are off base? What if God has something for us that is much deeper and much better? Maybe more people would be interested if they knew what God was really offering.
A young man broke into a business and did $5000 damage. As part of his Restorative Justice sentence, he was required to meet with my friend Garth. Garth believes in making apologies and restitution. It took several months, but Garth finally convinced the young man that these were necessary steps, so he tried to arrange a meeting with the business owner. The business owner wanted nothing to do with this situation. He was angry and wanted a more severe form of justice. Eventually, however, he agreed to meet the young man to hear what he had to say. The young man looked the business owner in the eye an...
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