Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. - 1 Peter 3:9
“In response to their anger, be gentle; in response to their boasts, be humble; in response to their slander, offer prayers; in response to their errors, be steadfast in the faith; in response to their cruelty, be civilized; do not be eager to imitate them. Let us show by our forbearance that we are their brothers and sisters, and let us be eager to be imitators of the Lord, to see who can be the more wronged, who the more cheated, who the more rejected, in order that no weed of the devil may be found among you, but that with complete purity and self-control you may abide in Christ Jesus physically and spiritually.”
- Ignatius of Antioch on his way to be martyred in Rome (B/W 98-117 AD)
Wishing Well by The Oh Hello's
Husband, Father, Minister. I currently work at a small Anglican Seminary, I am part of an Anglican churchplant in the city of Milwaukee, the neighborhood of Riverwest, and I am PhD candidate in Educational Studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.