Jason Albertson

This is the second post in a two-part series about anger and forgiveness. Read Part 1 here .   Forgiveness is better than anger at dealing with injustice—though it doesn’t get stuff done in the same way that anger does.  Before talking about getting stuff done, here’s what I mean by forgiveness. It’s not pretending or feeling like injustice hasn’t happened, but instead…  Forgiveness is turning injustice (like bad debt) over to God (like the collection agency). Forgiving someone doesn’t heal the ways they have wounded you. But it does release you from the further harm of trying to bring about justice yourself. Fixing the injustice is now God's responsibility, not yours.  Forgiveness sounds like it would have some drawbacks, doesn’t it?  It might not make the intruder leave your little kingdom.  It might not prevent future invasions.  It might not lead the intruder to pay you back for the ways they’ve hurt you.  But I would argue that when you ...

This post is the first in a series of two on anger and forgiveness. Today, an exploration of where anger comes from. Created in God’s Image to Rule When God created us in His image, He also blessed us with the responsibility and authority to rule over Creation on His behalf and in fellowship with Him (Gen. 1:26-27). Because God gave us that authority, every one of us rules over a little kingdom where we have legitimate authority to choose what happens. For example, you could close this blog post right now. That choice legitimately belongs to you.  Overlapping Kingdoms These little kingdoms can overlap—there can be areas where several people have a legitimate right to choose what happens. When kingdoms overlap, they can do a lot more together than they would alone, whether for good or evil. It’s really good—enjoyable, fruitful, fulfilling—for my little kingdom to be in alignment with my coworkers’ little kingdoms. Voluntarily sharing our resources and having patience for each other’...