{"id":398,"date":"2019-11-11T06:01:40","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T12:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"2025-04-21T00:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:31:51","slug":"discovering-the-gift-of-forgiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=398","title":{"rendered":"DISCOVERING THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Conversation at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and Lunch at Oscars At the Museum in Birmingham, Alabama                                                                    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Featuring Special Guest:  Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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Imagine being in church one autumn Sunday morning. \u00a0It is Youth Sunday. \u00a0You and your friends are anxiously awaiting the\u00a011 AM\u00a0worship time. \u00a0Four of your friends pause at the girl\u2019s restroom on the first floor. \u00a0You climb the stairs towards the sanctuary. \u00a0The telephone rings and you step into the church office to answer it. \u00a0\u201cThree minutes,\u201d a male voice says. \u00a0Click. \u00a0The caller hangs up. \u00a0As you pass through the sanctuary you simultaneously feel and hear the rumble of thunder. \u00a0The building vibrates. \u00a0September 15, 1963. \u00a010:22 AM. \u00a016th Street\u00a0Baptist Church. \u00a0Birmingham, Alabama.\u00a0Your world has just changed. For a young Carolyn Maull McKinstry, there were a lot of ways her story could have \u00a0gone. \u00a0When Carolyn graciously joined me at \u201cthe table,\u201d I was awed to hear where God\u2019s love has brought her thus far. \u00a0And He is sending her still. \u00a0If forgiveness has ever been an issue for you, today\u2019s table holds a gift with your name on it. \u00a0For this is not just a table; this is a banquet. \u00a0Take your place and be blessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n