How do you handle guilty feelings when they arise [... more]

Dr Stanley discusses the source and nature of guilt how to handle it and what God's Word says about it [... more]

Is it wrong to experience pleasure Many Christians assume pleasure and sin are synonymous Others define godly pleasure so narrowly that they drastically minimize the powerful and Holy role that pleasure can play in their lives Still others feel guilty even thinking about how to build a life of pleasure Pastor Gary Thomas invites Christians to embrace a life of true pleasure as a pathway to obedience worship and service Gary provides a theological and inspirational framework to help us cultivate the kind of life that pleases God Receive the book Pure Pleasure plus free audio download of Enjoying the [... more]

One of the toughest issues caregivers wrestle with - is guilt In this episode we discuss a path to deal with the guilt [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode Does God's promise in Chronicles apply to Christians today What role does discernment play in the command to give to all who ask Does God's unconditional love mean that he always has to forgive us Should I feel guilty for being a Christian tattoo artist What is the relational obligation of a pastor to his congregants Today's Offer Devotional - Fearfully Made Request our latest special offers here or call - -THE-CORE - - to request them by phone Want to partner with [... more]

Do you feel guilty when you relax Has life become a blur of activity deadlines and to-do lists God wants you to get off that treadmill and begin enjoying life again In fact He has promised you a blessing if you'll trust Him with your time and work That's the focus of Chip's teaching on the fourth commandment [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode I've prayed for my child to be healed for over years Why hasn't God answered my prayers Does Luke show that Jesus had a will separate from the Father's Is the teaching of predestination a heresy Should I feel guilty for not being able to tithe percent Does the Bible teach that women must remain silent in church services Today's Offer Inner Core Request our latest special offers here or call - -THE-CORE - - to request them by phone Want to partner [... more]

Looking at I take time for an assessment - and the opportunities for us as caregivers to improve [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode How can I fight my addiction to vaping Can I forgive my step-mom and still keep her out of my life Which prophecies in Revelation have been fulfilled and which haven't I feel guilty because I'm not reading Scripture all day What should I do Is Matthew a promise only for Jewish people or for all those who have faith in Christ Today's Offer Reasons Christmas is Not a Pagan Holiday Request our latest special offers here or call - -THE-CORE - - [... more]

Some of us feel guilty for being wealthy Others see money as a sign of God's favor But what does the Bible really say about our finances [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode I am almost and I am wondering how can I focus on growing and maturing into being a godly man When I sin I feel guilty for a long time even after repenting from it I know that that feeling is a selfish desire as if I am able to take care of my own sin without Jesus and then I feel guilty about that as well I don't know how to rest in my forgiveness Do you have any suggestions Why is [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Does God will all people to be saved How do we correct our friends who believe in a bad theology with love and respect I want to walk in God's will for my life but I don't want to wait around to figure out what it is before doing something with my life What should I do Can a Protestant Christian marry a Catholic Christian I had an opportunity for sharing the gospel with someone who doesn't believe in God and I didn't and I feel guilty [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com How do we make sense of John's vision of Jesus in Revelation Is Jesus still living among us today Recently my wife and I were talking about Christ on the cross and how he said to the thief that today you will be with me in paradise Luke But then in John Jesus says to Mary don't touch me yet because I have not ascended to the Father How do these work together with the apparent conflict I used to be very charismatic but am not anymore [... more]

We hammer this issue regularly because caregivers repeatedly find themselves struggling with guilt This usually occurs due to the Caregiver FOG Fear Obligation and Guilt In the disorienting caregiver FOG caregivers mistakenly feel guilty for even thinking of their own needs In addition they easily lose themselves and their identity in the drama and chaos of their loved ones When that happens enabling often takes over [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com As a new Christian I find myself ashamed of myself for turning my back to Christ How does one returning to the faith overcome the sense of shame and accept the love of Christ once again into my life How do you comfort someone whose teenage son died unexpectedly and the parent has no assurance of their son's salvation Does Jesus show some kind of prejudice to the Canaanite woman in Matthew Because of Covid- my daughter does not want me to attend church If I attend [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com As a new Christian I find myself ashamed of myself for turning my back to Christ How does one returning to the faith overcome the sense of shame and accept the love of Christ once again into my life How do you comfort someone whose teenage son died unexpectedly and the parent has no assurance of their son's salvation Does Jesus show some kind of prejudice to the Canaanite woman in Matthew Because of Covid- my daughter does not want me to attend church If I attend [... more]

What do you do when you hear nice things about yourself but in your heart of hearts you just don't believe it You can brush compliments aside - but what if it's God How do you overcome feelings that get in the way of believing good things God says about you Don't miss this program [... more]

When you think of prayer what do you think of Do you ever feel like you'd like to pray more but there's only so far you can go with it and that makes you feel guilty Prayer real prayer can seem like such a challenging thing but God never intended it to be that way James Robby talk about it [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com How do we reconcile the Lord's Prayer where it says Lead us not into temptation with James where it says no one should say 'God is tempting me' Recently I refused to give money to a panhandler and I feel guilty about it Should I feel this way or was I justified in refusing him Did Peter teach Jesus delivers to us the Spirit forgiveness and salvation in Acts and Peter Didn't the earliest Christians in church history hold to baptismal regeneration has felt like a really [... more]

What do you do when you hear nice things about yourself but in your heart of hearts you just don't believe it You can brush compliments aside - but what if it's God How do you overcome feelings that get in the way of believing good things God says about you Don't miss this program [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Key questions answered in today's show What does Jesus mean in John when he says that unless one is born of water and the spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God or Peter when he says baptism now saves us in Peter It sounds like Jesus is saying water baptism is necessary for receiving the promise of salvation I guess what I'm wondering is if we are baptized and sealed by the Holy Spirit the moment we believe in Christ for our salvation Ephesians - why [... more]

I invited my cousin Meredith to call the show and share her family's struggle and journey with their special needs daughter and the inability to attend school We see the chaos of the world but more than anything we just see the four walls of our home There's a lot of guilt You feel guilty if you send them or you feel guilty if you keep them home There's a lot of guilt as a caregiver As you will discover however Meredith is not only insightful and experienced as a caregiver but she is extremely funny and a brilliant woman [... more]

So often we can feel guilty when it comes to praying because we measure ourselves against verses like Thess Pray continually and we can think I'll never get there But it's so important to understand that we can't build our prayer lives on legalism do's or don'ts or methods either It's got to come from the heart And the beautiful thing about that is when we go to God and say Help me do this help me be real in this He will help us every time [... more]

Why do we sometimes feel guilty even after we've asked the Lord for forgiveness Today R C Sproul helps Christians to develop a biblical perspective on remaining feelings of guilt Get the 'Guilt and Forgiveness' CD and 'What Can I Do with My Guilt ' CQ Booklet for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org guilt-forgiveness Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

Are you guilty Or do you feel guilty Today R C Sproul helps us to recognize the important distinction between our subjective feelings and our objective standing before the law of God Get the 'Guilt and Forgiveness' CD 'What Can I Do with My Guilt ' CQ Booklet Bundle for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org guilt-forgiveness Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

Misdirected fight We seem to take on the wrong enemy We'll try to fight Alzheimer's We'll try to fight addiction We'll try to fight amputation We'll try to fight injury or illnesses we're not prepared equipped or in any way capable of doing My wife is a double amputee I cannot fight amputation But I can fight cholesterol I can fight being a jerk These are things I can fight How about you What can you fight What can you successfully wage war against in your life Maybe your child suffers from a devastating disease that is just beyond the [... more]

Excerpt from HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER on American Family Radio It's starting to dawn on a lot of us some of who are newer to this not so much but a lot of us have that realization Man this thing is not going to have the happy ending it's not going to have the happy ending that we want it's not going to get pretty In fact it's going to probably get worse And what do you do with that information What does hope look like in that And as I've struggled through these things and I've worked through these [... more]

Do you feel guilty when you relax Has life become a blur of activity deadlines and to-do lists God wants you to get off that treadmill and begin enjoying life again In fact He has promised you a blessing if you'll trust Him with your time and work That's the focus of Chip's teaching on the fourth commandment [... more]

David from Ohio called the show with deep emotion as he struggled caring for his son who is on the autism spectrum At thirteen David's son is a handful and David broke down trying to wrap his mind around getting his son through to adulthood We discussed this and took the conversation into a path he didn't expect the relationship between David and his wife as well as an important self-defense lesson I learned from my martial arts instructor As caregivers we often live in the wreckage of our future and fear the worst Yet we're not there in the [... more]

From YOUR CAREGIVER MINUTE It's simply too easy to become lost as the person pushing the wheelchair We're become the one standing in the hospital room corner the one doing laundry or meals etc How can we talk about our own broken hearts or weariness when our loved ones have such drastic illnesses or challenges Too many caregivers feel guilty for saying anything construed as complaining or wanting a break After all the suffering loved one doesn't get a break from pain disease disability But our injuries and wounds whether physical or emotional require attention regardless of how they compare [... more]