Pastor Richard FreemanSep 16, 20162 minForgiveness: Is forgetting possible? - Micah 7:19, Ezekiel 20:25-32, Zechariah 1:4“You haven’t forgiven if you haven’t forgotten!” This is one of the expressions I have heard so many times among believers and...
Pastor Richard FreemanJul 8, 20163 minForgiveness: Gift Given or Received? - Luke 6:37-38, 7:47; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 2:13-14The Jordan River in Israel is a wonderful picture of the nature of forgiveness. The Jordan starts with waters from four major tributaries...
Pastor Richard FreemanJun 13, 20163 minForgiveness: Is an Apology Enough? – Luke 17:3-4; Matthew 18:21-35“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven.” (Matthew...
Pastor Richard FreemanMay 23, 20163 minWhy Pray? – Luke 18:1b; James 4:6-10; 5:13-16I have stood at the bedside, in courtrooms and at the altar with many brothers and sisters who have cried from the depths of their souls...
Pastor Richard FreemanMay 16, 20163 minForgiveness: Why is it So Hard? – Matthew 6:9-15“You don’t know how much they hurt me!” “I can never forgive him for what he did!” “I can’t ever forget what she did. How can I forgive...
Pastor Richard FreemanMay 9, 20162 minHope and Grief Living Together – 1 Thessalonians 4:13On December 1, 1975, just after nightfall, I received the phone call from Folkston, GA Momma had died. An 8.6 magnitude earthquake rocked...
Pastor Richard FreemanMay 2, 20163 minSocial Justice: The Heart of the Church – Luke 4:18, Isaiah 61:1, and Micah 6:8I recently read a Facebook post that claimed only 13 percent of Black churches supported the social justice work of Rev. Dr. Martin...
Pastor Richard FreemanApr 25, 20163 minCombating Pride - Psalm 139:14Over the past few weeks in my career as a pediatric chaplain, I’ve witnessed three suicides and five overdoses, one of which was fatal....