Living Unoffended Podcast

What kind of faith can shape a family for generations? Recording from Corrie ten Boom's home in Haarlem, Brant reflects on the remarkable legacy of a family committed to prayer, hospitality, forgiveness, and loving their enemies. He looks at how that way of life helped prepare the ten Booms to shelter hundreds of Jewish people during World War II—and how the values we practice now can echo far beyond our own lifetime.

What makes radical forgiveness possible in the first place? This episode reflects on Corrie ten Boom's The Hiding Place and the remarkable trust that shaped her family long before they faced the horrors of the Holocaust. Brant shares stories of forgiveness, generosity, and faith under pressure, and explores how trusting God with our needs can loosen the grip of anger, fear, and scarcity. The more we trust that God will take care of us, the freer we become to extend grace—even to people who have hurt us.

What happens when loving something good turns into hating people who threaten it? In this episode, Brant reads a powerful email from a Marine veteran who wrestled with what it meant to love his enemies in the middle of war. It sparks a deeper conversation about anger, idolatry, justice, patriotism, and how even good things can become destructive when they take God's place in our hearts. Brant also explores why evil almost never sees itself as evil, how grievance can transform people, and why praying for enemies changes us just as much as it changes the people we pray for. This is an honest, thoughtful look at forgiveness, reordered loves, and the kind of inner transformation Jesus actually invites us into.