Tested by Hardship, Trusting in Jesus: Bud Welch, Jeanne Bishop, and Christine Carter
One of God’s greatest gifts is the healing we can find in forgiveness, whether we’re learning to to love and accept others or even ourselves. April 19, 2020 marked the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing, when Bud Welch’s 23-year-old daughter Julie was tragically killed in the blast. Bud shares how he turned his grief into compassion for Bill McVeigh, father of the bomber Timothy McVeigh. Bud is joined by Jeanne Bishop, who recounts how these two fathers shared losses and became the unlikeliest of friends in her new book Grace from the Rubble. After years of struggling to find her way as a young adult, Christine Carter found herself trying to fill the hole in her heart with food. After a heartbreaking encounter with a family member, Christine embarked on a journey to learn how to change from the inside out. Along the way, Christine learned God loved her just as she was, she began to love herself too—and now she’s striving to help others learn to love themselves and cultivate a healthier mindset and lifestyle in her brand-new book Weight-Loss Hero.
Links, Products and Resources Mentioned:
Jesus Calling devotionalJesus Always devotional
Jeanne Bishop, Author Change of Heart book Grace From the Rubble book
Bud Welch 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing Timothy McVeigh Marquette University St. Charles Borromeo Church in Oklahoma City Communicant at her Catholic Church, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City OK
Christine Carter, founder and CEO of Weight Loss Hero
Weight-Loss Hero: Transform Your Mind and Body with a Healthy Keto Lifestyle Mayo Clinic, weight loss surgery
Angela Braniff, founder of the popular YouTube channel This Gathered Nest Love Without Borders book
Interview Quotes:
“What I learned that day about Bill McVeigh was that he and I had the exact same thing in common: we had both buried our children.” - Bud Welch
“There’s such a hunger out there for these stories of people who found a way to get out from under that burden of hate and bitterness, and found this freedom and the grace and mercy and compassion.” - Jeanne Bishop
“I wanted to uplift these two men, these extraordinary men, these two fathers who should have been enemies and instead became these unexpected friends precisely because they were willing to see in one another that they had this common ground.” - Jeanne Bishop
“When your parents die, you go to the hilltop and you bury them. When your children die, you bury them in your heart. It’s forever. It never goes away.” - Bud Welch
“To have that redemption come fro
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