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Did I Forgive Even Though I Can’t Forget? | EP22

Did I Forgive Even Though I Can’t Forget? | EP22

Forgiveness, Grace, Podcast
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Forgiveness is hard. But even after you’ve forgiven someone, painful memories can resurface and cause you to wonder if you really did forgive that person. Is it possible to forgive and forget? In today’s episode, Kristine and Carmen help us understand what God’s Word says about forgetting. It’s what we do with our memories that matters. Verses:  Colossians 3:13 Isaiah 43:25 Hebrews 10:16 Psalm 103:12 Psalm 25:6-7,11 Resources: Carmen’s blog post: Forgiveness and Trust Are…

Recognizing Faithfulness When Life Doesn’t Make Sense

Recognizing Faithfulness When Life Doesn’t Make Sense

Faith, Hope & Joy, Grace, Grace Maps Book, Healing, Peace, Restoration, Trust
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I’m a sister. Protective (and maybe a little bossy) describes me. I feel a kinship with Martha and Mary. Their brother Lazarus was sick, and he needed his dear friend, Jesus. The sisters sent word for Him to come. They waited. And waited. And waited. By the time Jesus arrived in Bethany to help, they had sat at the sick bed and then the death bed of their brother for several days. Talk about life…

Discovering Peace When Life Doesn’t Make Sense

Discovering Peace When Life Doesn’t Make Sense

Grace, Peace, Trust
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I had a thousand questions, but most could be summed up in two words, “Why? How?” My life had settled into a comfortable flow, like a lazy river, gently swirling around in an expected path. Then my lazy river started churning like the Mississippi River after spring thaw. During tumultuous times, we feel discombobulated. As Christians, we know God is always watching, providing, and helping us course-correct. But sometimes, we wonder why the Holy Spirit…

We are all Patients in God’s Grace Hospital

We are all Patients in God’s Grace Hospital

Grace, Perspective Power Point
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Sister B, who is in her 90’s, hasn’t been to the doctor since 1978. The first time I heard this, I was speechless. How in the whirl? She is a godly, sweetheart of a lady — at church whenever the doors open. Once at a women’s ministry get-together, someone commented that Sister B wasn’t at the gathering. We knew she hadn’t heard about it (I mean, we never even thought that she might be sick.),…