Speaker and Author
Barbara Francis
Bringing God’s message of life and hope
Barbara Francis is a dynamic Bible teacher who makes the scriptures come alive. Her conversational style, humor, and captivating stories leave audiences feeling as if she is speaking personally to them. She communicates God’s truth and grace into people’s lives, no matter where the individuals are in their spiritual journey and no matter the venue, be it a huge auditorium filled with questioning college students, an intimate women’s retreat, or an overseas training session for spiritual leaders. She has served on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ for over 30 years, written many Bible studies, and authored three books: Following Him When I Can’t See the End of the Road; Unexpected Turns: Leaning into the Losses of Life; and her latest, Grace and Guts: What It Takes to Forgive. She is married to Bob, has two adult children and two grandchildren, and resides in Florida.
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Help me, oh God, to surrender to the depths of your love and to release my fears that hold me back from believing your forgiveness could reach even me. I accept your invitation to get off the treadmill of good works in the vain hope of earning your salvation as long as I am “good enough.”
I am newly aware of the subterranean chambers of my soul where fears have lived unchallenged for decades—fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of life’s demands, and fear of being misunderstood. They have left me spiritually handicapped. The time has come to expose them and ask you to come, as you did to the disciples in the storm, and say, “It’s all right…I am here. Don’t be afraid” (Mark 6:50 NLT).
Your word is clear: “Perfect love expels all fear” (1 John 4:18 NLT).
You are the inexhaustible source of love. Teach me how to lean into you—into your love—and to embrace grace.
I pray in the sweetest name I know, Jesus
 Why read another book on forgiveness?
This is not a dry and boring approach to a time-worn topic. The reader will be pleasantly surprised by the contemporary, conversational style of Grace & Guts and by the honest manner in which the author contends with the issues surrounding forgiveness.
The book uniquely unpacks the two sides of forgiveness-embracing it and extending it-through real-life narratives, creative paraphrases of biblical stories dealing with forgiveness, and a spot-on use of principles from the word of God.
Grace & Guts helps us delve into the dark places of unforgiveness that reside within all of us and then points a hopeful finger toward the way out.
To listen to a free download of Barbara reading portions of her book and learn more about the book and pre-ordering go to http://www.graceandguts.net/
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