A chapter or so ago, I referred to Agape House--a Christian drug and alcohol rehab/offenders' halfway house near here, run by our friends Frank and Annie (both ordained ministers). So am I ordained now, by the way, but only through an Internet site that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees based on "life experience". Better than nothing for the time being, I suppose. Be that as it may, Frank told me that guilt is a huge thing in the minds of some of the "brothers and sisters" (as he calls them). They know that their addictions and life choices have caused great suffering to loved ones. He asked me to preach on guilt and forgiveness (in consideration of getting rid of a dog Suzanne and I had euthanized recently), so I did. I spoke in English, of
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