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4+ Daily Faith TV episodes on the spiritual paralysis of bitterness, regret, and unforgiveness. Bishop Paul Zink on the prophetic nature of thought life — depressed people don't create positive outcomes. Dr. Doug Weiss, licensed psychologist, on forgiveness as a learnable skill from Ephesians 4:26 and Jesus's cleansing of the temple across all four gospels. Pastor Wally Long on losing his sister to suicide, his mother weeks later, and his brother and sister-in-law to murder — and surviving spiritually. Pastor Mark Ivey on offense as the church's hidden epidemic, citing John 13, Matthew 24, and Hebrews 12. Honest conversations about what bitterness costs and concrete teaching on how scripture cuts it loose.

Breaking the Cycle of Bitterness: Choosing Healing, Legacy, and Freedom in ChristBitterness28m

Breaking the Cycle of Bitterness: Choosing Healing, Legacy, and Freedom in Christ

Bishop Paul Zink, founder of a premier Jacksonville church and the acclaimed Providence School, joins Philip Cameron for a conversation that cuts straight to the heart of spiritual and emotional freedom. Together they unpack why bitterness, regret, and unforgiveness act as parasites on the soul — and why breaking free is not passive but a deliberate, daily choice. Bishop Zink opens with a striking declaration: "Depressed and fearful people never create a positive outcome." From there, the conversation moves through the power of thought life as prophecy, the danger of picking at old wounds, and the liberating truth that "legacy is more powerful than DNA." Philip illustrates bitterness with a vivid nature analogy — wildebeest on the Serengeti Plains, circling helplessly after a brain parasite robs them of direction — while hyenas and lions wait at the edges. It is a picture of what unresolved bitterness does to a believer's forward momentum. Drawing on the call of Philippians to forget what lies behind and press toward the high calling, both men urge viewers to choose forgiveness, release regret, and refuse to let past wounds define their future. If you are stuck in a cycle of bitterness or fear, this episode offers a practical, faith-filled path to healing and freedom in Christ.

Nov 12 Paul Zink
Freedom Through Forgiveness – Healing Hearts and Finding FreedomFreedom29m

Freedom Through Forgiveness – Healing Hearts and Finding Freedom

Dr. Doug Weiss — licensed psychologist, founder of Heart to Heart Counseling in Colorado Springs, and author of more than 40 books — joins Philip Cameron to unpack the life-changing skill of forgiveness. Drawing on four decades of counseling couples and individuals through pornography addiction, infidelity, abuse, and deep betrayal, Dr. Weiss makes a bold claim: "Forgiveness is a choice and a skill," and it can be learned, practiced, and deployed at will. The conversation centers on Dr. Weiss's book Forgiveness for Everyone, a practical step-by-step guide that walks readers through what he calls "cleansing the temple" — an anger-release exercise rooted in every Gospel account of Jesus overturning the money-changers' tables — followed by a powerful chair-role-play exercise where participants verbally extend forgiveness to those who hurt them. Dr. Weiss also references the viral moment when Erica Kirk publicly forgave her husband's killer before more than 100 million viewers, calling it "a forgiveness revival that rippled throughout the entire globe." Listeners will discover why unforgiveness limits spiritual destiny, how forgiving enemies can literally erase the memory of their offenses, and why walking in forgiveness makes believers spiritually "Teflon." Pick up Forgiveness for Everyone at drdougweiss.com, on Amazon, or at daystar.com/book. For counseling resources, contact Heart to Heart Counseling at 719-278-3708.

Oct 8 Dr. Doug Weiss
Wally Long: Finding Hope & Healing Through Faith & TrialsOvercoming trials28m

Wally Long: Finding Hope & Healing Through Faith & Trials

Pastor and author Wally Long joins Philip Cameron to share one of the most harrowing stories of compounded family tragedy you will ever hear — and how his unshakeable faith carried him through it all. In the span of just eleven months, Wally lost his youngest sister to suicide, nearly lost his 18-year-old son in a devastating motorcycle accident, and then buried his mother. Before he could fully recover, a 12-year-old nephew killed Wally's brother and sister-in-law, critically wounding two younger children in the same attack. "The only thing I had was my faith," Wally says. "That's all I could cling to." Rather than collapse under the weight of unimaginable grief, Wally and his wife adopted two of the surviving children — their seventh and eighth — and leaned into a simple, daily discipline: "Just do the next thing." That posture of one-step-at-a-time obedience, rooted in the peace that "passes understanding," became the foundation of his healing journey and ultimately the sermon series that grew into his book, Why Me, Lord. Wally also recounts the moment — just five days after the murders — when God compelled him to visit his imprisoned 12-year-old nephew, and how choosing forgiveness over bitterness became the turning point for his entire family's restoration. He later appeared on the Piers Morgan show to share his faith publicly in the middle of the crisis. If you or someone you love is walking through a dark valley, this conversation is essential viewing. Learn more and get the book at wallylong.com.

Jan 21 Wally Long
How to Combat the Spirit of Offense in the ChurchOffence28m

How to Combat the Spirit of Offense in the Church

Pastor Mark Ivy of Christ Alive Church in Newton, North Carolina joins Philip Cameron for a penetrating conversation about one of the most underdiagnosed crises facing the American church — the spirit of offense. With church attendance in America now below 17% and the average churchgoer attending only 1.7 times per month, Ivy argues that the real problem isn't a lack of evangelism programs — it's that believers can't get along with one another. Drawing from John 13 and Matthew 24, Ivy traces Jesus' own evangelism strategy: "By this will all men know that you are my disciples if you have love one for another." He unpacks the Greek word "skandalon" — the bait placed in a trap — to show how unresolved offense leads progressively to betrayal, hatred, and a loss of spiritual discernment. "Offense blinds me," Ivy warns. "I won't be able to discern the spirit of the day." He also cites Hebrews 12, cautioning that a root of bitterness defiles many, and references John Bevere's landmark book The Bait of Satan. Ivy's call to action is clear: leaders must model compassionate confrontation, root out personal offense, and demonstrate to a watching world that believers can genuinely love one another — because until they do, every evangelism effort risks pulling new converts into a toxic environment rather than a transforming one.

May 17 Mark Ivey
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