Forgivin' Livin' Daily Podcast
Our podcasts are 5-8 minutes in length. We create these messages using one or two brief verses from the Bible that come from a devotional book. Our purpose is to help you hear the grace of Jesus in these verses so that your life may find its grounding in Christ alone. It is this grounding in grace that makes forgivin’ livin’ your way of freedom.
02/22/2026
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02/21/2026
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00(Mission Cast) God Is Doing A New Thing (Isaiah 43:18 19; 2 Cor 5:17) (Justification)
An immigrant’s journey is not unlike Israel’s exile into captivity. The old is abandoned with hope for something new. The cross bridges the past and future, shadow and light, the old and the new, emphasizing that true transformation comes solely through Jesus Christ and His redemptive work on the cross and his resurrection. Many immigrants come from oppression and bondage. New life comes only through the good news of Jesus Christ. He is the one who sets the captives free and liberates the oppressed. Is the Church ready to come alongside, to assist and to proclaim Christ’s love through word and deed? Let’s welcome God’s opportunities and initiatives to do new things among us and to make things new. The Father said, “This is my Son, my Beloved; listen to him.” May we all see with new eyes — and see only Jesus. May we see each other as Christ sees us, through His redemptive work.
02/20/2026
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00Our Bounce Comes From God’s Mercy, Peace And Love (Psalm 40;11; Jude 2) (Discipleship)
Abounding? God wants you to abound. Jesus said this when in John 10:10, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” I suspected word “bounce” or abound with our Lord’s purpose for us. Jude says clearly that three God given realities we need to abound are in the image above, mercy, peace and love. Most importantly they need to be in you. Let our Lord fill you with His mercy, peace and love and discover how high you bounce.
02/19/2026
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00(Theta) Harmony (Psalm 66
What are the words that you think of that describe how our God relates to you? There are a few of these listed in the image above. But you can add your own. What counts is how certain you are that this is in fact how your Father in heaven really relates to you. Take time today to confirm the truth of what these words have meant to you in your life. Because God truly has blessed you the way these words declare then your cup will be full and it will run over as Psalm 23 promises.
02/18/2026
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00(Discipleship) The Power Of God’s Love Humbles Us (Psalm 119:41; Luke 4:36) (Humility)
Ash Wednesday begins the time of Lent in our worship life. Lent often has the tradition of something you give up. Often the question is asked, “what did you give up for Lent?” But on Ash Wednesday we take on the ashes of our identity in Christ. Today can be more about what we take on than what we give up. As we know, Jesus gave up Himself for us on the cross. The ashes on our foreheads often come from the burned palm branches from last year’s Palm Sunday. So on Ash Wednesday we take on the death and resurrection of our Lord. The ashes on our head help us remember this but in fact after the worship we don’t even remember we have this mark on our forehead. And that is what Jesus wants us to discover. We live our lives of faith out of the freedom that we don’t need to remember that we are marked with Christ’s death and resurrection for us, but others will see the mark of God on our heads. May they also see the freedom this mark creates for us to be a witness to Jesus. Here are few more ways to understand the purpose of ashes on our foreheads. * Mortality & Humility: The phrase, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return," emphasizes the fleeting nature of life and the need to humble oneself before God. * Repentance & Penance: Originating from Old Testament practices, ashes signify mourning for sins. * Redemption & Renewal: As the ashes come from burned palm fronds of the previous year's Palm Sunday (celebrating Jesus' entry into Jerusalem), they connect us to Christ's sacrifice and resurrection. * Identification with Christ: The cross shape signifies that we belong to Jesus and share in His suffering and triumph.
02/17/2026
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00(Irishcast) God’s Treasures For You (Deut 29v29 Col 2v2 3) (Grace)
Tuesday before Lent begins is called “Mardi Gras” (“Fat Tuesday”) or Shrove Tuesday. It marks the end of the Carnival season . Carnival is the entire period from January 6 (Epiphany) until Lent begins. The biggest celebrations take place during the past seven days which ends tonight. At midnight the music stops. The noise is gone and the stillness is overwhelming. This amazing contrast that you experience in some communities around the world will one day be known by everyone when the noise of this world ends on the day Jesus returns. It will be overwhelming. And we will all be silent. “Every knee will bow…”. But until Christ returns, the midnight silence tonight is the closest we will get to what that day may sound like.
02/16/2026
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00(Ski Cast) Messages And Messengers Reveal God’s Grace (Malachi 3:1; Mark 13:47) (Salvation)
Messengers of God, sometimes called angels, bring His message throughout the earth both now and on the last day. The good news for us is that we get to give out this message which we have heard. Like the first shepherds who heard the messengers message promised in Malachi, they went to the manger and then they went everywhere they could to bring the good news. So do we. When we receive the message (both law and gospel) we look for ways to share it. And that’s what happens on this podcast today as we are messengers of the message we received yesterday.
02/15/2026
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00(Sundaycast) Hudsoncast Forgiveness Stories (Genesis 50:17; Eph 4:32) (Forgiveness)
orgivin’ Livin’ is the purpose of our podcast ministry. Today’s verses underscore the power of forgiveness in both the story of Joseph who doesn’t let revenge control his relationship with those brothers who hurt him and in St. Paul’s writing. He lived daily with the awareness of being forgiven by the God whose followers he had persecuted, imprisoned and even killed. We cannot give away forgiveness if we have never received it. That is why Christ’s absolution is so vital to us. Each of us knows that on the cross our Lord asked His Father to forgive us since we did not know what we were doing to kill the Son of God. You can learn more about the power of absolution by going to on our web page to the “Blog posts.” Read about absolution there. Also, the bookmarks in the photo are used by us when we go to churches to share our “Table Talk” ministry that helps people practice giving and receiving forgiveness. You may be interested in having “Martin and Katie” help your church learn more about being a community of sinners who forgive others as we have been forgiven by Christ
02/14/2026
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00(Mission Cast)Witness To A Mother’s Love (Psalm 97:10; Acts 9:31)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Jeff and Mim discuss how the LORD guards the lives of his faithful and grants them comfort in the Holy Spirit. We wish you a blessed day of expressing gratitude for your loved ones. Today, we reflect on the example of Mavis’ (Mim’s Mother) life and what we have gleaned from her and want to emulate in our own life. At the end, we share a family bedtime prayer that Mavis sang to her children that has been passed along to the generations.
02/13/2026
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00Trip From Gracious Promises (1 Sam 12:15; Colossians 2:6 7) (Repentance)
Today’s Colossians verse says we as believers in Christ are abounding in thanksgiving. One way that you can abound in thankfulness is by affirming the love that your Father in Heaven has for you. The picture of the heart on this page is also available as a journal download PDF that you can print off. You can make a screen shot of this page or print the PDF. But se sure to have someone read this message to you as you close your eyes. Let the love of God flow into you through those words. One thing that you will surely feel is thankful. Read this love letter from God to people you know who need to hear this message from our Lord.