Heart Talks | RBCBraddock

"THEREFORE, I URGE YOU BROTHERS AND SISTERS, IN VIEW OF GOD'S MERCY, TO OFFER YOUR BODIES AS A LIVING SACRIFICE, HOLY AND PLEASING TO GOD..."

Romans 12: 1 (New International Version)

Pastor Richard Freeman

Forgiveness: Is forgetting possible? - Micah 7:19, Ezekiel 20:25-32, Zechariah 1:4

“You haven’t forgiven if you haven’t forgotten!” This is one of the expressions I have heard so many times among believers and...

Pastor Richard Freeman

Forgiveness: Gift Given or Received? - Luke 6:37-38, 7:47; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 2:13-14

The Jordan River in Israel is a wonderful picture of the nature of forgiveness. The Jordan starts with waters from four major tributaries...

Pastor Richard Freeman

Forgiveness: Is an Apology Enough? – Luke 17:3-4; Matthew 18:21-35

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in Heaven.” (Matthew...

Pastor Richard Freeman

Why Pray? – Luke 18:1b; James 4:6-10; 5:13-16

I have stood at the bedside, in courtrooms and at the altar with many brothers and sisters who have cried from the depths of their souls...

Pastor Richard Freeman

Forgiveness: Why is it So Hard? – Matthew 6:9-15

“You don’t know how much they hurt me!” “I can never forgive him for what he did!” “I can’t ever forget what she did. How can I forgive...

Pastor Richard Freeman

Hope and Grief Living Together – 1 Thessalonians 4:13

On December 1, 1975, just after nightfall, I received the phone call from Folkston, GA Momma had died. An 8.6 magnitude earthquake rocked...

Pastor Richard Freeman

Social Justice: The Heart of the Church – Luke 4:18, Isaiah 61:1, and Micah 6:8

I recently read a Facebook post that claimed only 13 percent of Black churches supported the social justice work of Rev. Dr. Martin...

Pastor Richard Freeman

Combating Pride - Psalm 139:14

Over the past few weeks in my career as a pediatric chaplain, I’ve witnessed three suicides and five overdoses, one of which was fatal....