A Revenge Obsession from Moby Dick

Herman Melville's Moby Dick tells a story of revenge and obsession. Captain Ahab, a whaler, loses a leg to a white whale. A smoldering anger begins ...

Man Forgives His Son's Murderer

Dr. Robert Smith, a pastor and seminary professor, writes movingly of his struggle to forgive:

I remember so very well October 30th, I will never forget ...

Donald Trump Doesn't Need Forgiveness

At the Family Leadership Summit, Donald Trump spoke about his faith. He told the audience that he was a Christian, he goes to church, and that he loves ...

Father Refuses to Shame His Son

Author Shea Seranno had just taken the exit ramp near his home when his car sputtered and died. Trying unsuccessfully to restart the car, he called a ...

Research Shows Cats Never Forgive

An article on the website The Science of Us listed what they called "17 Things We Know About Forgiveness." Perhaps the most interesting scientific ...

Holding Grudges Weighs You Down

According to researchers at Erasmus University carrying a grudge can weigh you down—literally. The researchers asked study participants to write ...

At the Cross God Didn't Respond Like WW2 Soldiers

According to Rick Atkinson in The Guns at Last Light, as WW2 drew to a close, American took more reprisals against German soldiers. The violence of war ...

Malcolm Gladwell Rediscovers His Christian Roots

Best-selling author Malcom Gladwell shared that while writing his latest book, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, ...

President Andrew Jackson Learns to Forgive His Enemies

On July 8, 1838, the seventh president of the United States, General Andrew Jackson, informed his minister, the Reverend Dr. John Edgar, that he wanted ...

Mother Forgives Daughter's Killer

In November 2012, Jordyn Howe, a 14-year-old student at South-Miami Dade High School, took his stepfather's pistol from its hiding place in the bedroom ...