Debunked - Week 2

Oct 11, 2026  •  Rev. Matt Miofsky

Today’s cliché is "Forgive and Forget". Forgiveness is one of the most difficult and challenging Christian practices precisely because it raised really hard questions about what we are supposed to do when other people hurt us. Like a lot of things, there isn’t a simple answer, but rather our response to wrongdoers is nuanced and dependent. Forgive and forget is one of those Christian cliches that gets at something true but oversimplifies it at the same time.