Jennifer! I love this. Sometimes I think we wouldn't have such hot/cold feelings about Biblical characters if we actually knew them and loved them as family members or close friends. The same way you loved your Papa, no matter what! Doesn't mean you didn't see his flaws. It just means you loved him enough to see past them and still call him a "believer" or a "person of faith." My dad is super into genealogy right now & I think it has a lot to do with this idea. He wants to know where he came from, because our families and our stories MATTER. Hoping to make it to the workshop one way or another. Excited for you & Justin!
I think you're right. At the very least, it's important to extend empathy. If we showed empathy to David or Peter I think it would also be easier to give grace to ourselves.
Jennifer! I love this. Sometimes I think we wouldn't have such hot/cold feelings about Biblical characters if we actually knew them and loved them as family members or close friends. The same way you loved your Papa, no matter what! Doesn't mean you didn't see his flaws. It just means you loved him enough to see past them and still call him a "believer" or a "person of faith." My dad is super into genealogy right now & I think it has a lot to do with this idea. He wants to know where he came from, because our families and our stories MATTER. Hoping to make it to the workshop one way or another. Excited for you & Justin!
I think you're right. At the very least, it's important to extend empathy. If we showed empathy to David or Peter I think it would also be easier to give grace to ourselves.
Hope to see you this summer!