Bitterness, Aches, and Pains
- Seeking Him
- January 15, 2020
Unforgiveness leads to bitterness, and bitterness often leads to physical stress and pain. Read or Listen →
Resources by Topic: Forgiveness & Bitterness
The Beauty of Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 17, 2019
When you think about them you get tense or maybe you avoid them altogether. You may be a candidate to discover the freedom that comes from forgiveness. Read or Listen →
Forgiven and Free
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 16, 2019
Have you ever rehearsed a mini-speech aimed at letting someone else “have it”? According to Dannah Gresh, nursing a grudge like that is harmful—to yourself. Read or Listen →
God Is Writing a Story: Jean
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 13, 2019
Is there anyone you find yourself avoiding because there’s unresolved hurt between you? It’s easy to go to church, look good to everyone and still harbor anger. Read or Listen →
Go Kiss Him
- Seeking Him
- October 31, 2019
While Ernie was in prison, he asked God to help him learn to forgive his captors. Read or Listen →
Neither Will Your Father
- Seeking Him
- October 30, 2019
The reason people find it difficult to accept God’s love and forgiveness is a refusal to forgive others. Read or Listen →
The Study of Unforgiveness
- Seeking Him
- October 29, 2019
Sharp
- Seeking Him
- October 28, 2019
Are you experiencing the sharp, distasteful effects of bitterness? Read or Listen →
How Have You Responded?
- Seeking Him
- October 25, 2019
When you ask for someone’s forgiveness, God may do amazing things. Read or Listen →
Forgiveness: Gracia Burnham
- Seeking Him
- October 24, 2019
Is there someone who seems to offend you every day? Read or Listen →
More Than a Method
- Seeking Him
- October 23, 2019
Christ can live through us and give us His ability to forgive. Read or Listen →
Responsible
- Seeking Him
- October 22, 2019
Do you want to find freedom from hurt and bitterness? Read or Listen →
Forgiveness
- Seeking Him
- October 21, 2019
The first step in the process of forgiveness is to get honest about how you’ve been wronged. Read or Listen →
The Punch
- Seeking Him
- October 18, 2019
Hating someone is like taking poison and hoping that person would die. Read or Listen →
Live in Peace
- Seeking Him
- October 17, 2019
Are you harboring any anger or bitterness? Read or Listen →
Determined by Choices
- Seeking Him
- October 16, 2019
We don’t have to be controlled by circumstances. Read or Listen →
Forgiveness: A Root of Bitterness
- Seeking Him
- October 15, 2019
Can you think of anyone who has ever wronged you and you’ve never forgiven them? Read or Listen →
Forgiveness: Miss Havisham
- Seeking Him
- October 14, 2019
There’s life and health outside the dark, musty walls of hurt and bitterness. Read or Listen →
Forgiveness: Don't Stop Short
- Seeking Him
- October 11, 2019
Press the delete button. Choose to forgive. Read or Listen →
Forgiving a Drive By
- Seeking Him
- October 10, 2019
Is there someone you need to forgive? Read or Listen →
Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 10, 2019
If someone killed your mother and brothers and you had a chance to meet with them, what would you do? Read or Listen →
Have You Forgiven?
- Seeking Him
- October 8, 2019
How can you know that you’ve truly forgiven someone who has hurt you? Read or Listen →
Handing Over the Prisoner
- Seeking Him
- August 29, 2019
Have you been holding someone in the prison of unforgiveness? Read or Listen →
I Am the Worst
- Seeking Him
- August 28, 2019
Ask God for a sense of the corruption of sin and the preciousness of God’s forgiveness. Read or Listen →
Responding Well
- Seeking Him
- August 23, 2019
Today it’s likely that someone’s going to hurt, annoy, or inconvenience you. Read or Listen →
Rescued from Bitterness
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 14, 2019
Is there any cure for bitterness? Karen Loritts knows what it’s like to be hurt. She knows what it’s like to harbor bitterness. Read or Listen →
Christ's Example
- Seeking Him
- August 8, 2019
Are you living with the effects of other people’s sin? Read or Listen →
Rich in Mercy
- Seeking Him
- June 4, 2019
Sometimes forgiveness seems impossible. Read or Listen →
Go in Peace
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 24, 2019
“I just can’t forgive myself.” Have you ever heard someone say that? It means they feel ashamed of their sins. The Bible does have a true solution to shame. Read or Listen →
Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 23, 2019
Just look around and see people everywhere desperate for love. That theme is in our movies, songs, and advertisements. You can know 100% that you are loved. Read or Listen →
Unforgiveness in My Heart
- Seeking Him
- April 24, 2019
Would you choose to release those who have hurt you? Read or Listen →
Angry
- Seeking Him
- March 12, 2019
Would you choose the pathway of forgiveness? Read or Listen →
Break the Cycle
- Seeking Him
- February 14, 2019
You can choose to give hurt to God and then forgive. Read or Listen →
The Start of the Process
- Seeking Him
- February 13, 2019
Begin the process of healing from the hurts of your past by choosing to forgive. Read or Listen →
Forgiveness is Possible
- Seeking Him
- February 8, 2019
Is there anyone that you’re estranged from? Read or Listen →
The Choice
- Seeking Him
- February 5, 2019
Ask God to give you His supernatural desire and power, and then—choose to forgive. Read or Listen →
Clear the Record
- Seeking Him
- February 1, 2019
Are you keeping a list of sins other people have committed against you? Read or Listen →
Hurt and Angry
- Seeking Him
- January 31, 2019
When I think of how much God has forgiven me, how can I refuse to forgive others? Read or Listen →
Delete
- Seeking Him
- January 16, 2019
Pressing the "delete" button is a picture of forgiveness. Read or Listen →
Modeling Forgiveness
- Seeking Him
- January 14, 2019
Do you want your children to be quick to forgive others? Read or Listen →
Inevitable
- Seeking Him
- September 6, 2018
The outcome of our lives is determined by our response to hurt. Read or Listen →
Steps of Forgiveness
- Seeking Him
- August 17, 2018
Have you been carrying around hurt and bitterness that you need to deal with? Read or Listen →
100 Percent Pure
- Seeking Him
- July 24, 2018
Our hearts can be 100 percent pure. Read or Listen →
Against Anyone
- Seeking Him
- June 25, 2018
When you begin your quiet time, start by asking God if you need to forgive someone. Read or Listen →
Plagued by the Past
- Seeking Him
- June 5, 2018
Your past can become a stepping stone to greater fruitfulness. Read or Listen →
A Teenager’s Radical Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 23, 2018
After God brought her out of a coma, imagine the surprise when Jen wanted to contact the driver responsible for her accident and give him something important. Read or Listen →
Three Reasons to Forgive
- Seeking Him
- May 14, 2018
If you want to be forgiven, protected, and free, then choose to forgive today. Read or Listen →
Feeling Like I've Forgiven
- Seeking Him
- April 4, 2018
What are some practical ways you can return good for evil? Read or Listen →
Forgive and Don't Forget
- Seeking Him
- April 3, 2018
God doesn’t promise to forget our sins, but He does promise that He will never hold them against us again. Read or Listen →
Providential Purposes
- Seeking Him
- April 2, 2018
Has someone hurt you deeply? God could use that situation to bring Himself great glory and to bring you great joy. Read or Listen →
A Forgiveness Test
- Seeking Him
- March 30, 2018
It’s possible to live with unforgiveness for so long that we don’t even realize it’s there. Read or Listen →
The Unforgiving Servant
- Seeking Him
- March 29, 2018
When we think about how much God has forgiven us, how can we withhold forgiveness from someone else? Read or Listen →
Forgiving Our Debtors
- Seeking Him
- March 28, 2018
How are you going to respond when you are wounded? Read or Listen →
Walls of Hostility
- Seeking Him
- March 27, 2018
If we’re not right with each other, why would someone want to listen to what we have to say about God? Read or Listen →
Right With Others
- Seeking Him
- March 20, 2018
The first step in having a clear conscience with other people is to identify those we’ve wronged. Read or Listen →
A Downward Spiral
- Seeking Him
- January 26, 2018
You’ll be tempted to listen to some lies today. Read or Listen →
Tormentors
- Seeking Him
- January 18, 2018
God never intended that our bodies should hold up under the weight of bitterness and unforgiveness. Read or Listen →
Raising the Bar
- Seeking Him
- January 8, 2018
Do you have trouble forgiving? Read or Listen →
Memories and Compassion
- Seeking Him
- November 16, 2017
God can use your memories for His glory. Read or Listen →
Off the Hook
- Seeking Him
- November 7, 2017
Forgiveness acknowledges that God is the judge, and vengeance belongs to Him. Read or Listen →
Forgive, Forgive, Forgive
- Seeking Him
- April 4, 2017
God is ready to help you forgive. Read or Listen →
The Basis for Forgiveness
- Seeking Him
- April 3, 2017
We’re called to forgive as we’ve been forgiven. Read or Listen →
Come Home
- Seeking Him
- March 31, 2017
"I can’t imagine where I’d be today if I hadn’t made the choice to forgive." Read or Listen →
Forgiveness Isn't Cheap
- Seeking Him
- January 19, 2017
It cost Jesus everything to pay our debt. Read or Listen →
The Lord's Prayer, Day 29
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 12, 2016
Every believer in Christ has been forgiven. That's amazing news! It’s so amazing, in fact, that a lot of people have trouble believing it. Read or Listen →
The Lord's Prayer, Day 28
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 9, 2016
If you don’t forgive other people, you may have trouble accepting God’s forgiveness for your sin. Read or Listen →
The Lord's Prayer, Day 25
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 6, 2016
Most people avoid guilt at all costs. Adults go to counseling to get rid of it. Parents try to keep their kids from it. Read or Listen →
The Lord's Prayer, Day 24
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 5, 2016
How many people have prayed, "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors"? You could no doubt count the number in the millions. Read or Listen →
For Such a Time as This in Los ...
- Revive Our Hearts
- December 7, 2015
Kesha would worship each Sunday and lead the women's ministries. But inside she was harboring unforgiveness toward her father. God got her attention. Read or Listen →
The Power of Forgiveness in Afghanistan
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 19, 2015
Kate McCord realized how many women in Afghanistan were deeply hurt by men, but she watched their lives become transformed by forgiveness. Read or Listen →
Bitterness Is Harbored Hurt
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 1, 2015
Imagine being truly free. Not ruled by the bitterness of what others have done to you. Not ruled by guilt from you’ve done. Read or Listen →
The Word of Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 24, 2015
Historians tell us that Roman crucifixion was so painful that those being executed would often curse and scream. In light of this Jesus' words have more impact. Read or Listen →
The Faith to Forgive
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 10, 2015
Bitterness often follows hurt, but it doesn't have to. Hear about the danger of bitterness and the power to find freedom through forgiveness. Read or Listen →
Investing in the Wrong Relationship
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 5, 2015
During a rebellious time in his life, Lorne Matthews was looking for an excuse to divorce his wife. Hear their story today. Read or Listen →
But They Kept Silent
- Seeking Him
- January 20, 2015
Are you honest about your sin? Read or Listen →
Forgiveness Will Transform Your Relationships
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 10, 2014
Can you forgive in your heart even before someone has asked for forgiveness? Ney Bailey’s answer to that question could transform your relationships. Read or Listen →
The Debt Collector
- Seeking Him
- June 12, 2014
Trying to imprison someone in our hearts only puts us in prison. Read or Listen →
Freedom from Sins of Your Past
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 11, 2013
Kay Arthur is a respected author and teacher. But she looks back on her early life and says she could be described as a harlot. Find out how she found freedom. Read or Listen →
Leaving Self Behind (Elisabeth Elliot)
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 27, 2013
Elisabeth Elliot speaks to a live audience about the importance and power of prayer and forgiveness—two essential ways to put others first. Read or Listen →
Cleansing the Wound
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 31, 2013
Bitterness can affect your emotions, your health, and your relationship with God. Learn how to find freedom from the bondage of bitterness. Read or Listen →
The Beginning of Bitterness
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 30, 2013
Feeling unappreciated for the work you do? Resentful for the lack of help you get? Hear why bitterness is so poisonous. Read or Listen →
The Process of Refinement
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 29, 2013
The homes you pass by every day may look presentable on the outside, but inside there’s a lot of despair. Read or Listen →
Healing from Years of Abuse
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 14, 2013
As a new believer, Josh McDowell was confronted with a choice. Would he forgive the man who had sexually abused him for years growing up? Read or Listen →
Can Forgiveness Be Real?
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 14, 2012
Every believer in Christ has been forgiven. That's amazing news! It’s so amazing, in fact, that a lot of people have trouble believing it. Read or Listen →
As We Forgive
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 13, 2012
If you don’t forgive other people, you may have trouble accepting God’s forgiveness for your sin. Read or Listen →
A Light on the Dashboard
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 8, 2012
Most people avoid guilt at all costs. Adults go to counseling to get rid of it. Parents try to keep their kids from it. Read or Listen →
From Food to Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 7, 2012
How many people have prayed, "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors"? You could no doubt count the number in the millions. Read or Listen →
How Bitterness Can Lead to Impurity
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 16, 2011
Bitterness can lead to all sorts of other destructive sins. Discover the danger of bitterness in a marriage and learn to find freedom from it. Read or Listen →
Ten Years of Building Marriages
- Revive Our Hearts
- September 7, 2011
Lorna Wilkinson figured her marriage was over. In the process of leaving her husband, she heard something that made her stop and change all her plans. Read or Listen →
The Power of Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 21, 2011
As an adult Martha Schaale still felt the sting of abuse that she had suffered as a child. It caused her to keep her distance from an important relationship. Read or Listen →
Strength in Surrender
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 16, 2010
Could you forgive an unfaithful spouse? Or would adultery automatically be a reason for divorce? Hear from a husband who had to decide. Read or Listen →
Your Sins Can Be Forgiven
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 22, 2010
Lisa Dudley struggled deeply to know whether she could be forgiven after an abortion. Learn about complete forgiveness from her story. Read or Listen →
From a Mess to a Message
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 21, 2009
God is willing to forgive every sin, including ending a child’s life. One woman shares her wrenching story of abortion, forgiveness, and healing. Read or Listen →
Forgiveness in Marriage
- Revive Our Hearts
- August 1, 2008
The Bible says that when we serve others in Christ’s name, it’s as if we are serving Jesus Himself. Read or Listen →
The Process of Healing
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 9, 2007
A lot of people assume they have to heal from emotional pain before they can forgive. What if that thinking is backwards? Explore this idea. Read or Listen →
How Do I Forgive?
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 8, 2007
The Bible is full of commands to forgive, but truthfully--it sometimes seems impossible. Nancy will tell you how to take steps of forgiveness. Read or Listen →
The Offender or the Offended?
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 7, 2007
Your relationships matter. They tell the world something about God’s glory. Read or Listen →
Confront or Overlook?
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 6, 2007
Sometimes it’s appropriate to confront someone who’s hurt us. Other times it’s right to just overlook the fault. Discover what the difference. Read or Listen →
The Power to Forgive
- Revive Our Hearts
- November 5, 2007
When you get hurt deeply, it’s natural to carry the hurt around for a long time. But it’s supernatural to forgive. Read or Listen →
Forgiveness is Given
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 15, 2007
When someone is at their lowest point, struggling with a difficult question or enduring a rough situation, the simple act of writing a letter can help. Read or Listen →
Reconciliation
- Revive Our Hearts
- October 6, 2006
Healing broken relationships is important. It takes hurt away from our lives and lets us enjoy friendship. Read or Listen →
A Son's Perspective
- Revive Our Hearts
- January 6, 2006
If your father had been brutally murdered when you were just a child, would it be difficult for you to forgive those who killed him? Read or Listen →
What If?
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 20, 2005
The marriage was just plagued with alcoholism and mistrust. After years of dealing with those issues, I just wanted to be free. See how God changed them. Read or Listen →
The Benefits of Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 19, 2005
It's usually pride rearing its ugly head when we procrastinate in granting someone forgiveness. Read or Listen →
A Transformed Marriage
- Revive Our Hearts
- April 18, 2005
After living with an alcoholic husband for nine years, Lorna Wilkinson decided enough was enough and it was time for a divorce. Read or Listen →
Flooded With Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 2, 2004
Can you forgive infidelity? Hear the story of one wife who forgave her husband and has experienced abundant blessing in her life. Read or Listen →
The Fruits of Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 1, 2004
Do you need healing? Today on Revive Our Hearts we'll learn what thankfulness has to do with healing. Read or Listen →
The Beginning of Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 30, 2004
Do you long for emotional healing? That process can begin at the point of forgiveness. Read or Listen →
The Price of Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 29, 2004
Nancy talks about the meaning of forgiveness, the price of forgiveness and the joy of forgiveness. Read or Listen →
Don't Wait! Forgive
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 28, 2004
If we need to forgive, how can we choose to forgive? How should we respond to those who have sinned against us? Read or Listen →
Beauty for Ashes
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 25, 2004
Nancy encourages us with words from Isaiah letting us know that God can exchange our ashes for His beauty. Read or Listen →
Freedom From Prison
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 24, 2004
What happens when we refuse to forgive? Today we hear one woman's story and Nancy reminds us of the words of Jesus concerning forgiveness. Read or Listen →
Press Delete
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 23, 2004
What does it mean to truly forgive others? Nancy answers that pertinent question as we look at freedom through forgiveness. Read or Listen →
How Many Times?
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 22, 2004
Nancy helps us understand forgiveness--learn what helped her most in this area of forgiveness. Read or Listen →
Forgiveness--the Pain Reliever
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 21, 2004
Do you wish there was a pain reliever for some of the hurts you have suffered in life? Read or Listen →
Initiating Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 2, 2004
Think with us today about this question, "Would I rather be right or would I rather be godly?" Read or Listen →
Choosing Forgiveness
- Revive Our Hearts
- June 1, 2004
Suppose you have been deeply wounded. Can you learn to forgive the person who hurt you so much? Read or Listen →
Forgiveness and Acceptance
- Revive Our Hearts
- May 28, 2004
How do you deal with conflict in your marriage? Learn some of the basic principles from God's Word that will help you cope with the difficulties. Read or Listen →
Daddy, Will You Forgive Me
- Revive Our Hearts
- February 3, 2004
How did God bring Marcia Arnel to the point that she could forgive her father and ask for his forgiveness? Read or Listen →
Closing the Door
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 16, 2003
Be there with Dorie and her daughter on today's Revive Our Hearts as Dorie closes the door on her past. Read or Listen →
A Process of Healing
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 15, 2003
Today on Revive Our Hearts, Dorie meets her husband-to-be, marries and together they visit the orphanage where she grew up. Read or Listen →
Leaving Self Behind, Part 4
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 4, 2002
Are you a prisoner to unforgiveness? Elisabeth Elliot talks about the power to forgive on today's Revive Our Hearts. Read or Listen →
Leaving Self Behind, Part 3
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 3, 2002
Is there something or someone in your life that makes it difficult for you to forgive? Read or Listen →
Leaving Self Behind, Part 2
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 2, 2002
How do you react when God says no? Elisabeth Elliot continues her talk on that subject today on Revive Our Hearts. Read or Listen →
Leaving Self Behind, Part 1
- Revive Our Hearts
- July 1, 2002
How do you feel when God doesn't answer your prayer the way you wanted it answered? J Read or Listen →
His Healing Touch, Part 8
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 13, 2002
Where do you turn when a problem just won't go away? Join Nancy DeMoss as she talks about perseverance. Read or Listen →
His Healing Touch, Part 7
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 12, 2002
Bob Lepine and Nancy DeMoss discuss some practical applications from the story, in Mark 5, about the woman who was healed. Read or Listen →
His Healing Touch, Part 6
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 11, 2002
Can we find joy while we're waiting for God's answer? Join Nancy DeMoss as she discusses this question on today's Revive Our Hearts. Read or Listen →
His Healing Touch, Part 5
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 8, 2002
Jesus Christ can provide more than healing as we'll see on this edition of Revive Our Hearts. Read or Listen →
His Healing Touch, Part 4
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 7, 2002
A nameless woman in a crowd, but Jesus set her free. Join Nancy today as she talks about the power of God. Read or Listen →
His Healing Touch, Part 3
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 6, 2002
There is help when we've lost hope. Nancy illuminates the hope we find in Jesus Christ. Read or Listen →
His Healing Touch, Part 2
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 5, 2002
Where do we turn when our situation seems hopeless? Nancy talks about a woman whose circumstances brought her to the brink of despair. Read or Listen →
His Healing Touch, Part 1
- Revive Our Hearts
- March 4, 2002
Do you struggle with the pain of sorrow, regret or fear? Nancy tells the story today of one woman who reached out to Jesus with her need. Read or Listen →
When It's Hard to Forgive
Do you have a situation where forgiveness seems impossible? Lorna's story will give you help and hope. Continue Reading
Choosing Forgiveness (Group Leader Guide)
If you want to get even more out of Nancy's "Choosing Forgiveness" book, use these questions to help foster thoughtful discussion. Continue Reading
Keeping Count or Letting Go?
There are two ways of responding to life’s hurts and unfair experiences. We can either become a debt collector, or we can choose restoration. Continue Reading
Forgiven, Forgiving, and Free!
The outcome of our lives is not determined by what happens to us, but by how we respond to what happens to us. Continue Reading
Don't you wish there was a delete key for life? That with the press of a button all your bitterness would disappear? Continue Reading …
As I anticipated spending my evening buying ingredients and then cooking a meal for this woman who had hurt me, the waves of sorrow turned quickly to anger. Continue Reading …
For Jennifer Smith, the words “count cleared!” have taken on many different meanings—but most importantly, it’s meant mercy and forgiveness. Continue Reading …
Sabina traversed valleys of deep pain and sailed through rough waters of fear and sorrow. But she is remembered and honored for her faithfulness to Jesus and the forgiveness she showed others. Continue Reading …
After all that my husband had put me through, it was difficult to simply move forward. I wanted and needed him to understand the magnitude of my wounds. Continue Reading …
Gregory and Aileen’s marriage, once marked by selfishness and discontentment, is now marked by unconditional love. Continue Reading …
Nothing goes to waste in this lifetime. God has divine purpose for everything. Here are several lessons the Lord taught me in through my health crisis. Continue Reading …
God’s Word doesn’t direct us to forgive ourselves but instead to trust fully in His complete forgiveness, accomplished on the cross. Continue Reading …
Bitterness is a sleeper sin. It grows beneath the surface, down deep in the soil of our hearts. Here are four ways to spot a bitter root. Continue Reading …
Whenever I speak on the subject of forgiveness, invariably someone will tell me, “I’ve never been able to forgive myself for what I’ve done.” Continue Reading …
When Lorna’s husband began drinking heavily, she decided that the answer to her problems was divorcing him. But God. . . Continue Reading …
A close friend of mine had unintentionally done something hurtful to me and my kids. My heart was heavy, tears still wet on my face, when the phone rang. Continue Reading …
My white dress did not represent a born-again virgin. Rather, it represented a born-again Christian. Continue Reading …
Christians are supposed to forgive . . . aren't they? Continue Reading …
There was a time in my life when I was in a dark, dark place. You can call it depression . . . it doesn't really matter. What matters is that it hurt to live. Continue Reading …
It started with a phone call. I sat down on my bed, prepared for a typical midday chat with my husband. I couldn't have been more wrong. Continue Reading …
Unimaginable horror. Violent crime. A painful and lifelong reminder of a heinous encounter with evil. These are the tenants of the story Joni shares. Continue Reading …
Like the character in “The Scarlet Letter,” it felt like there was a huge sign on my forehead that identified my sin. Continue Reading …
This wasn't supposed to happen to "good girls" like me. I was a single, 17-year-old girl who had grown up in the church, the daughter of a pastor. Continue Reading …
From a team of Christian brothers comes a new film with an unusual plot twist: a story about a girl who discovers she’s a survivor of a failed abortion. Continue Reading …
A Different Kind of Freedom
For a long time, Joni Eareckson Tada asked the Lord to set her free from her confinement to a wheelchair. Instead of answering that prayer, He gave her a different kind of freedom. Joni will explain why your unanswered prayers may be the backdrop for a deeper healing and a new understanding of freedom in Christ.
Joni Eareckson Tada asked the Lord to set her free from her confinement to a wheelchair. Instead, He gave her a different kind of freedom. Continue Reading
Forgiving Like You've Been Forgiven
Everyone has been hurt by the sin of others. If you forgive those who have hurt you, does it mean they're getting off the hook? Does it mean justice is not being served? Joni Eareckson Tada says, "No. Justice and forgiveness can both be seen even in the most horrible offenses."
Everyone has been hurt by the sin of others. If you forgive those who have hurt you, does it mean they're getting off the hook? Continue Reading
Walking in the Light: Fellowship Through Forgiveness
You can't have a healthy relationship with a person you're hiding from. Elyse Fitzpatrick explains why we all have such a propensity to hide our sins and weaknesses. But she also shows you what happens when you move from darkness into the light of genuine relationships.
You can't have a healthy relationship with a person you're hiding from. Elyse Fitzpatrick explains why we all have such a propensity to hide our weaknesses. Continue Reading
Lorna’s Story of Forgiveness (Profile Video)
When Lorna's husband began drinking heavily, she decided that the answer to her problems was divorcing him. But through an "only God!" encounter, Lorna realized that divorce wasn't the answer; God was.
When Lorna's husband began drinking heavily, she decided that the answer to her problems was divorcing him. But . . . God! Continue Reading
The Two Directions of Forgiveness
Is there some painful relationship that seems impossible to reconcile? Whether you're the offender or have been offended, God can heal any relationship. Andrea Griffith explains why getting right with Him is such a crucial first step before making things right with someone else. In this powerful message, Andrea Griffith shows us the two directions of forgiveness.
Whether you're the offender or have been offended, God can heal any relationship. Continue Reading
Forgiveness doesn’t mean we ignore the pain of wrongs done. It does mean that we surrender our hurt to God, the Healer. Continue Reading …
How can we yank up the root of bitterness once it starts to grow? Here are three ideas. Continue Reading …
You have not out-sinned God’s ability to forgive you, and shame is never a place our Father wants you to live. Continue Reading …
If you’ve had an abortion, know that forgiveness and healing is yours in Christ. Continue Reading …
Four more ways Jesus can enter our post-abortive pain. Continue Reading …
Extend mercy to her? How could you ask me to do that, Lord? Continue Reading …
Whatever your circumstances, God is there for you. Continue Reading …
We need to forgive and be forgiven. Continue Reading …
I could measure all that had been done to me with my own guilt-stained hands, or I could invite God into my wounds, trusting that He could heal our hearts and mess. Continue Reading …
Are you coming off the holidays feeling discouraged? Get some tips for next time from this woman of the Bible. Continue Reading …