Did you know that all shame is not equal? That some types of shame could be good for you, even necessary for the deep healing of your soul?

Shame that is heaped on us and used to wound us is slowly healed. Even the useful shame that speaks of our spiritual identity is tough to face. If not for God’s mercy we would hide forever in our unhealed state, sewing together fig leaves to cover ourselves or carving out our own cisterns to slake our thirst.

Join Steve and Sally Breedlove and Ralph and Jennifer Ennis as they draw the distinctions between heaped-on shame and identity-level shame. Listen to the stories of people laboring to be free. Look at seven different ways we avoid facing the shame that taints our souls. Discover how shame can actually become the door to deeper intimacy with God, spiritual transformation and ultimate healing for our hearts.

Cornelius’ Story
Cornelius took time off from packing his house to talk to me. Everything but a few clothes and books were going into storage for at least a year. Within a few weeks Cornelius and his family would be somewhere in California. After four months there, maybe to Malaysia, then perhaps on around the world to Europe – but they weren’t sure. It was to be a year without pressure, so what was the point of planning ahead?

Though we were just sitting down to coffee, Cornelius launched into the interview with frank candor. “My family traces their Christian heritage back to missionary work in China in the nineteenth century... (continue story)