Dr Paul Allen

It was a jail break 10 years ago that helped make Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life one of the best selling books of all time. In Atlanta on March 11, 2005, an inmate awaiting trial for rape found himself in an isolated hallway with a lone female deputy. What followed became a nationally televised man-hunt that you likely remember. The inmate, Brian Nichols, punched the deputy in the face so hard he put her in a coma, stole her gun and radio, entered court, murdered the judge and a court reporter, and then killed another deputy while fleeing the building. Once outside he carjacked several cars, ultimately killing a fourth person before finally escaping. While he was only on the loose for 24 hours, his escape mesmerized the nation. Most jail breaks in the US are from remote prisons, with inmates that sneak out, or dig out—but a violent escape from a jail in a major downtown area is practically unheard of. When Nichols was captured, the news reported that The Purpose Driven Life

Rick Warren (Photo credit: jurvetson ) Rick Warren Returns  -  TIME  reports on Rick Warren’s first sermon since his son’s death.  “Almost four months after their son committed suicide , Pastor Rick Warren and his wife Kay addressed their congregation for the first time, promising to remove the stigma of mental illness from the church” Related articles Rick Warren back in the pulpit (PHOTOS) (christiantoday.com) Pastor Rick Warren Returns To Pulpit After 16 Weeks (losangeles.cbslocal.com) Quote of the Day: Author and megachurch pastor Rick Warren (religionnews.com) Pastor Rick Warren Returns to the Pulpit After Son's Suicide (ktla.com) Rick Warren returns to pulpit for first time since son's suicide (christiantoday.com) Rick Warren returns to pulpit four months after son's suicide (foxnews.com) Rick Warren Preaches First Sermon Since His Son's Suicide (swampland.time.com) Rick Warren returns to pulpit for first time following son's suicide

Image via Wikipedia One Bible story that stuck with me ever since I was a kid is the story about Peter asking Jesus how many times he should forgive someone who has sinned against him. Jesus first replies with what would seem to be an absurd number of times – "seventy times seven" – and then He follows with a parable about forgiveness ( Matthew 18:21 -35). Hearing this story as a child, I thought, "Man, 490 times? That's a lot of forgiving!" But, that's the point, isn't it? We are to never stop forgiving. And Jesus makes the point very clear that unless we forgive others, our Father in heaven will not forgive us. (Matthew 6:14-15, Mark 11:25) Forgiving the Unforgiveable But, you may be thinking, "What if my spouse does something  unforgiveable ?" Jesus never said forgiving would be easy. But, He did say that we need to forgive, over and over again. There was no caveat that said to forgive only when the other person deserves it or to forgive