Everyday Forgiveness, by Brant Hansen

Great news: Forgiveness for everyday offenses gets easier. It’s a discipline and a practice, and like going for a habitual run, it becomes less of a struggle and more a part of your lifestyle.

In my moving, powerful, and theologically deep chapter titled “Bert and Ernie and Satan,” I mention some of the potentially offensive reactions I’ve gotten to my radio show. I’m still doing the radio show and podcast, so I’m still getting them.

I even get people upset at me for commercials. There’s a commercial I voice for a healthcare-sharing plan, wherein I remind people “the typical family saves five hundred dollars a month.” The commercial airs a lot. Over and over, “the typical family saves five hundred dollars a month.” …

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