Why Is Forgiveness So Hard?

Why is forgiveness so hard? In this episode, Josh Doyle interviews his dad, Tom Doyle on the No Longer Nomads podcast to discuss the importance of forgiveness. From family and marriage tensions to global conflict, this episode delves deep into the struggle—and power—of forgiveness. Featuring stories from the Middle East, marriages restored, and what it means to live unoffended.

This is a great one - and practical too!

0:00 – The Power of Forgiveness: Short-Term and Long-Term 

3:06 – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Your Anger

4:30 – Global Implications: Forgiveness in the Middle East 

5:29 – Healing Through Humility: Sharing Jesus with Imams

7:09 – Generational Sin and the Root of Unforgiveness 

7:29 – Keeping a Short List in Marriage 

8:14 – Fighting Off the Enemy’s Attempts to Revive Offenses 

9:24 – How Forgiveness Protects Your Heart 

10:13 – Personal Story: 25 Things I Had to Change in Marriage 

12:14 – Owning Your Faults Without Deflecting 

13:29 – Counseling Success: Healing Marriages Through Forgiveness 

17:04 – Why Forgiving Your Spouse Feels So Difficult 

18:12 – Emotional Complexity in Marriage 

9:17 – How to Disarm Conflict with Humility 

20:06 – Loving Your Spouse Like Christ Loves the Church 

21:22 – Jesus Forgiving the Thief on the Cross 

22:06 – Dealing with Offense and Gossip in Friendships 

23:17 – Becoming “Teflon” in Leadership and Ministry 2

4:26 – Choosing to Not Be Offended 

32:32 – Called to Be Peacemakers Even Now 

33:14 – Final Thoughts: Living with a Heart of Forgiveness 

 

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