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7 Dangers of Embracing Mere Therapeutic Forgiveness

August 24, 2016Mike Leake 18 Comments

I’ve been preaching the past couple weeks on forgiveness. In preparing I’ve found Chris Brauns’ work, Unpacking Forgiveness, to be immensely helpful. A position that I have held for awhile now is that forgiveness isn’t simply about us. We don’t… Continue Reading →

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A Lesson in Forgiveness From Tom Crean

March 12, 2013Mike Leake

Last Sunday the Indiana Hoosiers narrowly defeated the Michigan Wolverines to capture their first Big 10 title in twenty years. This happened after the game: Apparently, Tom Crean holds Jeff Meyer partially responsible for the wreckage he inherited when he… Continue Reading →

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When Serpents Bite Your Granny

May 1, 2012Mike Leake 1 Comment

Perhaps the most offensive claim of the gospel is that a hate-filled cannibalistic child molester finds the same redemption and has an equal status in the eyes of God as your dear old church lovin’, bake-sale havin’, baby burpin’ granny. … Continue Reading →

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Review of The Devil in Pew #7 by Rebecca Nichols Alonzo

September 29, 2010Mike Leake 2 Comments

Author:  Rebecca Nichols Alonzo Pages:  278 pages Publisher:  Tyndale Price: 10.19 Genre:  Biography/True Crime As a husband, daddy, and pastor what would I do if a powerful man in the community was terrorizing my family?  That is the question that… Continue Reading →

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