Throughout history, Christian hypocrisy abounds. What provokes someone to be two-faced and therefore unreliable? If we have already fallen into the hypocrisy trap, what does it take to get up, get out and get going?
Betrayal devastates us because it violates trust...and trust is sacred. What do we do when we are betrayed? How do we cope? Is it even possible to rebuild?
We all value loyalty but should it be conditional? What happens when we misplace our loyalty? How do we know when our loyalties are good or even healthy?
We all know that Jesus taught us to forgive. If your brother trespasses against you seven times in a day, Jesus says to forgive. Okay, while this may be difficult, we can see its value and strive to live up to that standard. But, but what about when someone commits a horrible crime – what about when someone guns down in cold blood, innocent God fearing people in church – at a Bible study? Is the same lesson of forgiveness relevant? Do the teachings of Jesus include forgiving those who are simply and purely evil in their actions?
