Topic: Forgiveness

You’ve Heard This Myth So Much Most Believe It

What is the biggest myth in America today, the one repeated so often that most people believe it? Dr. Mike Ladra takes on the claim that the unborn child isn’t really a baby. He draws on ultrasound, DNA and the story of former abortion provider Dr. Bernard Nathanson. Speaking up for unborn children who cannot speak for themselves, he also reaches out to women carrying the hidden grief of a past abortion. Through the story of Jesus and the woman caught in adultery, he reminds us that Jesus doesn’t throw stones: He forgives, cleanses and sets us free from guilt.

Why Can’t You Be Normal Like Me?

Why can’t the people in our lives just be more normal, like us? Dr. Mike Ladra is joined by his wife, Susie, for a funny and honest look at marriage and relationships. They share stories on each other: Viagra on the tomatoes, a near-miss on a sailboat, and a grocery-store standoff. Along the way, they show why criticism never changes anyone, why taming our tongue is part of letting Jesus be Lord, and why the best relationships are built by forgivers and good listeners.

If Love is Oil, Would You Be A Quart Low?

Do you have a relationship where, if love were oil, you’d be about a quart low? Maybe it’s a marriage that has settled into “semi-happy,” a grown child who rarely calls, or a friend who isn’t there when you need them. Dr. Mike Ladra looks at Jesus’s question to the paralyzed man at the pool of Bethesda, “Do you want to be healed?” He shows how blaming, criticizing and staying mad block the miracle God wants to do. He calls us to go first in forgiving and to sow love by doing what makes others feel treasured, because love is a verb.

Could You Use Some ENCOURAGEMENT?!!

Could you use a little encouragement? On Easter Sunday, Dr. Mike Ladra shows how the resurrection of Jesus, God’s greatest surprise, speaks hope into our lives. The risen Jesus sent word to “bring Peter, too.” In the same way, He forgives what we think is unforgivable and erases the stains we can’t wash out ourselves. He gives us the power to overcome the attitudes and grudges that are eating us alive. And He promises that death is not the end. Dr. Ladra closes with Jesus’s invitation: will you say yes to Him?

The Miracle Jesus Wants To Do For You!

Do you believe Jesus still does miracles? On Palm Sunday, Dr. Mike Ladra walks with the crowd down the Mount of Olives. That parade was filled with people Jesus had healed, yet only Jesus was weeping. Dr. Ladra explains why Jesus wept over the consequences of sin and how He never stops loving us, even when others do. He also reveals the one miracle Jesus will never refuse anyone who asks: forgiveness that doesn’t just pardon our past but cleanses it.

How To Rise Above Someone’s Bad Behavior!

Why should we treat people better than they treat us? Even Freud called Jesus’s command “insane.” Using Cinderella, Dr. Mike Ladra shows that the story is really about rising above cruel treatment, and that it carries the message of Luke 6. Cinderella chose kindness instead of revenge, forgave day after day instead of keeping a record of wrongs, and stayed thankful and optimistic when life was hard. Dr. Ladra invites us to take “the road less traveled”: mercy instead of getting even, through the power of Christ living in us.

How To Get Past Painful Memories

Do you have memories that still torment you, things you’ve done or things done to you? Dr. Mike Ladra looks at Paul’s testimony before King Agrippa. Paul was a man whose past included the deaths of believers, yet he spoke about it with no trace of shame, because Jesus had forgiven and healed him. He shows how Jesus pursues even those who seem furthest from Him, and why no one is beyond His forgiveness. He then explains how our memories can be healed: stop rehearsing what God has chosen to forget, let Jesus define you instead of your critics, forgive others, and come to Him with real repentance.

Christmas Proves Miracles Can Happen!

Sooner or later, every one of us needs a miracle. Dr. Mike Ladra reminds us that at its heart, Christmas is God doing the impossible. He shares true stories of people doctors called hopeless who were healed through prayer. He also shows how the shepherds, whose job was to raise spotless lambs for temple sacrifice, were the first to meet the true Lamb of God, lying in a manger. Because Jesus came to forgive every sin, he invites us to give the gift of forgiveness this Christmas too.

How To Avoid Satan’s Favorite Trap!

Why do good people do bad things? Dr. Mike Ladra’s answer is one word: anger. Through the story of Cain, whom God warned that “sin is crouching at your door,” he shows how anger becomes Satan’s favorite trap. Offenses are the bait, “justice” becomes the excuse, and resentment gives the devil a foothold. He explains why you can’t win an argument with an angry person, why trying to control people guarantees anger, and how forgiving quickly breaks the trap, because Jesus has already paid in full for the sins of those who hurt us.

Forgive? Why? Make Them Pay!

Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until there’s someone to forgive. Dr. Mike Ladra looks at Jesus’s parable of the unforgiving servant and explains what forgiveness is not: it isn’t tolerating more abuse, it doesn’t always mean reconciliation, and it doesn’t erase consequences. He then gives three reasons to forgive even people who don’t deserve it. Refusing to forgive locks us in a mental “torture chamber” of replayed hurts. Revenge puts us on an escalator of pain. And letting go frees us from carrying a painful memory for the rest of our lives.