Forgiveness

Would You Forgive Your Child?

"Forgiveness doesn't make the other person right, it makes you free." Stormie Omartian Are you seeking to be forgiven? Or struggling to forgive someone else? Often the ones who are closest to us end up hurting us. When that happens, we are faced with a choice: To hold on to bitterness and anger, never finding peace ... or to release it, and find...

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Finding Freedom in Forgiveness
Finding Freedom in Forgiveness

Feelings are hurt, bitterness runs deep and the grudge has taken root. Before we realize it we are steeped in negative emotions that bind us. Finding forgiveness sets us free from these chains, but how do we allow ourselves to make that choice? Join us in this study as we look at how forgiveness can bring freedom. Related Links The Healing...

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Finding Freedom
Finding Freedom

As nations, battles have been fought and lives have been given in pursuit of national freedom. Many of the freedoms enjoyed today came at a high price to those who have gone before us. Yet national independence is only one type of freedom we can enjoy; bondage can also come in the form of addiction, fear, anger or guilt. Freedom is something...

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Escaping the Root of Bitterness
Escaping the Root of Bitterness

A fine line seems to separate hurt from a deep revengeful sense of bitterness. The difficulty is in knowing when we cross that line. Bitterness is an ugly gripping anger that seeks everything ugly and painful on those individuals who have hurt us. Take this study to learn how to deal with pain so that bitterness doesn't take root. Related...

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Filling Our Garden: Annuals or Perennials?
Filling Our Garden: Annuals or Perennials?

A well-tended flowerbed adds so much to a landscape! The plants and flowers create an invitation to slow down the pace of our busy lives. They add color to our days. Some bloom for a season and then die. Others die back after a time, only to once again break out into bloom the next year. Like a well-tended flowerbed, the atmosphere of love in...

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Eeks, I Think I Found a Wart!
Eeks, I Think I Found a Wart!

One challenge as you get to know one another in marriage is that you eventually find out there are “warts.” Suddenly you find some imperfection, a spot that you wish would disappear. Maybe you knew that it was there, and hoped he would never see it. How do you respond to warts? People respond in various ways. Let’s look at some principles...

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Affair-Proofing Your Marriage
Affair-Proofing Your Marriage

Television show Marriage Uncensored and its host Dr. Dave Currie sits down with marital therapist Kirby Hanawalt to discuss the issues on affairs in marriages. In this short video clip, learn how to put hedges around you and your spouse to protect your marriage as both Dr. Currie and Mr. Hanawalt share knowledge and tips on affair-proofing...

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