The Heart of Forgiveness - Robin Givens
Robin Givens may be best known for her abusive marriage to Mike Tyson and its tragic ending. But in this vividly evoked, intelligent memoir she makes it clear there is much more to her life.
As an honor student at Sarah Lawrence, she landed a job on the Cosby Show. She was a golden girl; success came instantly. And then she met Mike Tyson, the most powerful man on earth who made her feel safe. For a time. She vividly remembers Mike’s first punch, delivered coldly, dispassionately, and easily tossing her 105-pound frame across the room. As she details in the book he sliced her clothing to ribbons and nearly choked her to death -- yet she remained determined to love him enough to save them both. And at some point, she realized that if he didn’t kill her himself, he would drive her to do it (a taunt he made constantly).
She recounts the legacy of life-threatening domestic violence that has haunted her family for three generations and how she has managed to survive, thrive and even forgive.
This interview is provided courtesy CBN.
How to Forgive – excerpts from a sermon by Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie Ten Boom was imprisoned during World War II for helping many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust. Her book, The Hiding Place, will change your life.
Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century. In World War II she and her family risked their lives to help Jews and underground workers escape from the Nazis, and for their work they were tested in the infamous Nazi death camps. Only Corrie among her family survived to tell the story of how faith ultimately triumphs over evil.
This video by Pastors Study is just 7:14 minutes and will challenge your perspective.
"Every experience God gives us . . . is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see."--Corrie ten Boom