Jacob and Esau were twins. The fruit of the beautiful love story of Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Esau entered the world with a stark warning that a war was …
Asking for Forgiveness
There’s a line from an old movie that declares, “love means never having to say you’re sorry.” I’ve never seen that movie, so I don’t know the context for such …
Four Steps to Help You Forgive
We live in community. We are constantly connecting with people in various ways. And connection, relationships, open the door to the possibility of hurt feelings. We will do things, intentionally …
EP 43: Living Reconciled: Experience God’s Presence – P. Brian Noble
The great need of every human being is to be reconciled. In Matthew 5:23- 24, Jesus said, “if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that …
Want Revenge? Try This Instead
I grew up in the ’70s and early ’80s. As a foster kid, later adopted, I got beat up by my peers a lot. I still remember the fear. Being …
Overcoming Pornography with Forgiveness
And How to Forgive Properly Did you know that unforgiveness could be stopping you from overcoming pornography? I’ve worked with a lot of men over the years to help them …
When Forgiveness is Too Hard
Another brother in Christ and I went through a very difficult and painful relational mess. It wasn’t as if either of us intentionally hurt one another, but our decisions and …
5 Ways to Overcome Failures as a Dad
Lessons from the Life of Billy Graham When you spend as much time working with men as I have, you hear a lot of stories of brokenness. I have met …
At Peace With Our Fathers
Why You Should Forgive Your Dad (and How) Earl was working two jobs plus farming on the side when I met him. As you can imagine, there wasn’t much time …
Why You Need the Holy Spirit
I have a regrettable memory of my first summer job. I had done something irresponsible but managed to get away with it. A few “white lies” (if there are such …