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Have you ever struggled with unforgiveness? If we're honest I believe we all have. But that's not how God wants us to live. Even though He commands us to forgive, it's not  just to let the other person off the hook. He wants us to forgive because He knows how holding onto resentment can cause a cancer to grow in our hearts, hurting us so much more than the person who caused the hurt. In this episode I'll share several instances where God convicted me of my unforgiving heart as well as a parable where Jesus shows us how ungrateful we are when we don't forgive.

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Romans 13:1

Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.

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Prayer

Knowing who we are and why we were created requires that we understand and live from our identity in Christ rather than trying to become something through performance. Believers are already complete, holy, and righteous in Christ and need to align themselves with these truths rather than trying to achieve them. This true identity impacts various areas of life including marriage, work, and prayer. A key point is that guilt and shame act as "identity amnesia," causing believers to forget who they are in Christ.; coming out of hiding is therefore essential to defeating shame. For a successful life, we must learn to apply these identity truths.

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What if the places of brokenness in our lives—and our children’s—are exactly where God wants to bring healing, hope, and purpose?

In today’s must-listen episode, Catherine welcomes world-renowned evangelist and bestselling author Nick Vujicic, whose life without limbs has become a global testimony that no pain is wasted in God’s hands. His newest book, Champions for the Brokenhearted, invites parents and churches to serve, love, and notice those society too often pushes aside.

What You’ll Discover in This Episode:

• Jesus’ Heart for the Brokenhearted
  Dive deep into Isaiah 61 and discover why binding up wounds was central to Jesus’ mission—and should shape Christian parenting today.
• Why Silence Hurts More
  Hear honest talk about why families and churches shy away from topics like abuse, bullying, addiction, and abortion—and the urgent need to speak up.
• Actionable Compassion
  Find practical steps for helping those in pain, including specific ideas for parents to empower their kids as agents of hope.
• Stories That Heal
  Nick Vujicic shares from his personal journey and real-life testimonies that prove brokenness does not disqualify—it prepares us to be miracles.

Notable Quotes

• “Brokenness doesn’t discriminate… it’s the common denominator of humanity.”
• “When you don’t get a miracle, you can still be one.”
• “It’s not just about gathering a crowd—it’s about how many broken hearts your church helps heal.”

Why It Matters

More than ever, Christian parents must cultivate empathy and compassion in their homes. This episode equips families to move past cultural perfectionism and step boldly into the messy but sacred work of loving the hurting.

About the Guest

Nick Vujicic is an internationally renowned Australian-American evangelist, speaker, and author whose story of faith and perseverance has inspired millions. Through NickV Ministries and his global outreach, he has shared the Gospel with over 812 million people in 84 countries, and his motivational platform, Attitude is Altitude, has reached more than 2 billion.

Born without limbs and facing rejection, bullying, and depression, Nick encountered Jesus Christ and found hope, purpose, and a calling to minister to the brokenhearted. Nick has addressed 12 national governments and met with 24 world leaders, sharing a message of resilience and the transforming power of God—proving that with Christ, anything is possible.

Key Links:

• Order Champions for the Brokenhearted
• Become a Champion at org
• Access more free resources at [email protected]

️ Call to Action

Ask your family: Who is hurting in our midst, and how can we step forward with Jesus’ compassion this week?

Listen now and discover how God wants to use the broken pieces of your story—and your children’s—for His glory.

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Self-control is more than NOT doing the bad things, it’s also about DOING the good things! What might that be for you? Fitness coach Mark Geist helps you see the rewards of living as God’s spiritual “athletes.”

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Join Justin Forman in Lagos, Nigeria for an inspiring conversation with Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, founder and Managing Partner of Arura Capital. Adesuwa shares her journey from J.P. Morgan to building the first female-led private equity fund in Nigeria focused on female-founded, female-led, and female-focused businesses across Africa.

Key Topics:

Why Africa has the highest rate of female entrepreneurship globally (4x more than Europe) yet women receive only 2% of capital

How Arura Capital's $20M Fund One delivered top-quartile returns above global benchmarks while creating 205,000 jobs and $150M in value chain revenue

The $150 billion capital gap facing African SMEs and the arbitrage opportunity in overlooked founders

Digital transformation as Africa's leapfrog strategy - from embedded finance to B2B commerce platforms serving 150,000 retailers

Why now is the best time to invest in Nigeria despite (and because of) recent policy reforms

Powerful Quotes:

"To live life where it's only about you is a very, very boring life, I think. You really wanna be able to showcase legacy. You really want to be able to showcase how has it impacted that woman who would have never had access to capital if we didn't show up."

"Female founders actually generate more revenue than their male counterpart. For every dollar invested in a startup, a female founder returns 2.5 times more revenue than her male counterpart."

"If you're an investor that's allocating capital, you can no longer afford to ignore or avoid the African continent, because this is really where the growth in the next 30 to 50 years is gonna come from."

About Adesuwa: 

Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes is the founder and Managing Partner of Arura Capital, a pioneering private equity fund investing in female-founded, female-led, and female-focused businesses across Africa. After a successful career at J.P. Morgan, she launched Arura in July 2019 to address the massive funding gap facing female entrepreneurs on the continent. Her Fund One raised $20M and has delivered top-quartile returns while creating measurable social impact across Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire. Adesuwa was the first woman in Nigeria to raise over $10M for a private equity fund and is passionate about using capital redemptively to transform lives across Africa's value chains.

Why is Isaiah the second-most quoted book in the New Testament? Dr. John introduces this essential prophetic book, showing why it's indispensable for every Christian. Isaiah prophesied for over 50 years, foretelling not only the coming Messiah but even naming Cyrus the Great 150 years before he would rebuild Jerusalem. This episode lays the foundation for seeing Jesus through the lens of Isaiah's remarkable vision.

The Grand Vision: God's Story Through Isaiah: Isaiah is the second-most quoted book in the New Testament, yet many Christians have never studied it deeply. In this 10-message series, Dr. John guides listeners through this essential prophetic book, exploring Isaiah's 50-year ministry during one of Israel's most turbulent periods. From temple visions to confrontations with kings, from oracles against nations to prophecies of the coming Messiah, Isaiah reveals God's sovereignty over all history and His plan for the world through Jesus Christ.

When Ron Blue joins us, it’s always a masterclass in biblical wisdom. He’s co-founder of Kingdom Advisors, a best-selling author, and a trusted mentor to many. Ron has spent decades helping believers apply God’s principles to every area of life and business.

Today, Ron unpacks what Scripture teaches about partnerships and how faith should shape the way we enter, manage, and exit them.

When the Apostle Paul warned believers about being “unequally yoked,” he wasn’t speaking only about marriage. As Ron explains, “Paul was talking about partnerships—and there are so many kinds.”

From professional firms and small businesses to investment ventures and partnerships, they can take many forms. And while they can be incredibly fruitful, they also carry spiritual and relational risks.

Ron pointed out that partnerships often last a long time—sometimes decades. “The CPA firm I founded has been operating as a partnership for 50 years,” he said. “But not all partnerships endure well. Like marriage, many end in conflict.”

Ron’s first principle is about spiritual integrity. “You have to ask what the partnership will do to your testimony,” he said. “If you’re unequally yoked with someone whose values fundamentally differ from yours, you could lose your witness in the process.”

He recalled being asked whether a Christian OB-GYN should enter a business partnership with a doctor who supports abortion. “Only you and God can answer that,” he said, “but it’s a big question. Your witness is always at stake.”

“Have your exit strategy in place before you form the partnership,” Ron advises.

Just as couples prepare for challenges in marriage, business partners should anticipate potential separation. A clear exit plan protects both parties, ensures fairness, and helps maintain peace when the time comes to move on.

“When you have that in place,” Ron said, “you avoid a lot of conflict and preserve your testimony if you’re the believer who’s leaving.”

Perhaps the most powerful insight Ron shared was this: the mission must outlive the partnership.

Ron recalled his own experience leading a financial planning firm. “After 23 years, I left—but no one left with me,” he said. “They were committed to the mission. That’s what you want to see happen.”

A strong exit strategy and shared vision help ensure that the work—and the witness—continue long after any individual departs.

Shared faith isn’t just good for business—it’s essential for a lasting witness. Partnerships grounded in biblical principles reflect God’s wisdom and preserve peace amid challenges.

As Ron put it, “The most critical thing you want to preserve is your testimony. Everything else flows from that.”

• I’m concerned about vendors and service providers who want my bank account information for automatic withdrawals. I’ve been paying my lawn service with money orders, but now they require my account number. I told them we’d have to stop doing business because I’m not comfortable giving out that information. Isn’t this kind of intrusive? What do you think about vendors wanting access to our accounts?
• My spouse and I are both 70 and ready to retire. I own 10 rental houses, but managing them has become too much. Once I sell the properties, what should I do with the proceeds? I understand the basics about capital gains and selling real estate, but I don’t want the responsibility of managing individual stock investments myself.
• I’ve saved about $15,000 for a car, bu

The Wilderness Hyperlink Episode (E12) — In every theme study, we try to isolate a biblical topic and trace its appearances in the biblical story. But it's important to remember that biblical themes all harmonize and play off of one another, like instruments in an orchestra. That’s why as we went back through our library of episodes, the wilderness setting came up often. How did Moses fail his test in the wilderness? How did Jesus succeed in the wilderness? How does the wilderness lead us all into final Sabbath rest? In this hyperlink episode, we’ll listen to clips from previous podcast series where the theme of the wilderness came up in Jon and Tim’s conversations.

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CHAPTERS 

1.  Why Couldn’t Moses Enter the Promised Land? (0:00-19:37)
2. Jesus With the Wild Beasts (19:37-33:35)
3. Hebrews: The Quest for Final Rest (33:35-41:52)

OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

View this episode’s official transcript.

REFERENCED RESOURCES

• Clip 1 is from “Why Couldn’t Moses Enter the Promised Land?”, episode 6 in our 2022 series, Numbers Scroll.
• Clip 2 is from “Jesus With the Wild Beasts,” episode 7 in our 2019 series Son of Man.
• Clip 3 is from “Hebrews: The Quest for Final Rest,” episode 14 in our 2019 series Seventh-Day Rest - Sabbath.
• The Last Adam: A Theology of the Obedient Life of Jesus in the Gospels by Brandon Crowe
• You can view annotations for this episode—plus our entire library of videos, podcasts, articles, and classes—in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.
• Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here.

SHOW MUSIC

• “milk & honey.” by Lofi Sunday, PAINT WITH SOUND
• “Cool Breeze” by Lofi Sunday, Tbabz
• BibleProject theme song by TENTS

SHOW CREDITS

Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host for today is Michelle Jones. Our creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. 

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