This Week's Program
Extreme Forgiveness
“One of the sheriffs took a pistol and cocked it, put it side of my head and pulled the trigger. In my mind I was a dead person.”
How far does your forgiveness of others run? This week’s Shaping Families radio program features John Perkins.
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Media Matters
by Steve Carpenter
As you know, racism is a huge, but largely ignored, problem in America–ignored at least by the white majority. It’s also a problem in the church. Some have called 11 o’clock on Sunday morning “the most segregated hour in America.”
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Video
- Journey Toward Forgiveness DVD
A documentary produced by Third Way Media for ABC-TV featuring John Perkins and others on the struggle for and power of forgiveness.
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Related Resources
Video
Journey toward Forgiveness DVD
A documentary produced by Third Way Media for ABC-TV featuring John Perkins and others on the struggle for and power of forgiveness.
Online
John Perkins Foundation
Books
The Peacemaker: The Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict – Ken Sande
As We Forgive: Stories of Reconciliation from Rwanda – Catherine Claire Larson
Burton's Blog
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Next Week
How does a family deal with the mental illness of a loved one? Next week on Shaping Families we'll hear from Amber whose husband was diagnosed with a serious mental illness after they were married. Amber felt helpless and didn't know where to turn. Hear how she found hope and healing in the midst of her deep suffering. Amber's story is inspiring and sure to touch your heart.
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