I described in the previous three blog posts the dilemma of unforgiveness and bitterness in our lives. The metaphor of a “hate bus” was used to describe how we go through life experiencing various kinds of hurtful offenses from minor to major events. Be sure to read the three previous posts to fully understand today’s post. When these offenses happen we throw the people who’ve offended us on our hate bus. Our hate bus is the vehicle by which we go through life carrying the

In my last two posts I described a metaphor of how we all tend to become bitter and unforgiving by holding on to offenses we have experienced in our lives. The metaphor was that of a bus which is termed the “hate bus”. The “hate bus” is used to describe how we go through life and throw people on our hate bus when they hurt, abuse, offend, or sin against us in some form or manner. Read the previous two posts to get a clearer picture. Today I’d like to talk a little about the

Last week’s blog introduced the difficulties of living life with resentment and burdens of unforgiveness. If you haven’t read the previous blog entry, I suggest you do so today’s entry will make more sense. I introduced the idea or metaphor of driving a bus around in our life in which we have thrown people on who have offended, hurt or sinned against us in some form or fashion. Thus, we are hate bus drivers. At some point in our lives we carry a bus load of people around w

Last Sunday morning somewhere in deep east Texas a momma came into her son's room and said, "Sonny, it’s time to get up. Time to go to church." He rolled over in bed and said, "I ain't going. I don't want to go to church." She said, "Sonny, we go through this every Sunday. Get up! It's time to go to church." He said, “Maw, I ain't going - you can't make me! Tell me two good reasons why I should go to that church. I’ll tell you what, those people at that church hate me and