Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be filled. They are merciful, they will receive mercy. They are pure in heart, they will see God. What is good and holy in them is forged in fire, in the crucible of existence on a planet that shows no mercy. Those who are persecuted for righteousness’…

As Miroslav Volf writes, when a wrong has been done, there are three responses. There is revenge, the disproportionate response to evil; justice, the proportionate response to evil; and forgiveness, which is a gift of something entirely different.1 David PetersClick to TweetFrom the book “Post Traumatic Jesus” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*

By turning the other cheek, the abused says, “Hit me like an equal.” There is no way to stop the strike, but there is a way to show how empty the power of evil is. This is that way. Jesus is not blessing abuse or urging battered partners to stay in their marriage. He is…