One of the most remarkable stories of forgiveness in the Bible occurs in Genesis 45:4-8 and Genesis 50:15-21, the story of Joseph forgiving his brothers. The story of Joseph (known to many who never read the Bible from the musical which focuses on his multi-coloured...

Forgiving other people is difficult. They tend to make the same mistakes over and over again, as Peter expressed in our passage today (Matt 18:21-35). I tend to feel his tone was exasperated as he asked Jesus how many times he needed to forgive someone – seven times?!...

This week in our Lent readings, we are looking at the theme of ‘forgiving.’ Forgiveness is at the heart of the Christian faith: Christians are people who are forgiven by God and who forgive others. Forgiveness doesn’t depend on restitution; it is a choice we make, a...