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Unfortunately, my dad could never bring himself to face what he had done. I believe this kept him imprisoned by guilt and shame.
If you relate, please know Jesus loves you and is fighting to set you free and heal every broken piece of you. This promise isn’ t just for sons and daughters who have been hurt. It’ s also for the father, mother, spouse, or anyone who has harmed others.
Jesus doesn’ t just heal and restore the bad things that happened to us. He also mends the unthinkable things we may have done to others. When we feel chained to guilt and shame, real healing and freedom await on the other side of a little something called repentance.
Adapted from Radically Restored by Stephen McWhirter. Copyright Stephen McWhirter ©( May 2026) by Zondervan. Used by permission of Zondervan, www. zondervan. com.
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Over twenty years ago, Stephen McWhirter was a meth addict and wounded preacher’ s kid who had a radical encounter with Jesus. Today, he travels the world leading worship, sharing his testimony, and seeing many people come to Christ. His song Come Jesus Come, which has amassed over one hundred million views and streams across platforms, has been performed by CeCe Winans on American Idol and recorded by Winans with gospel legend Shirley Caesar, by country music artist Cody Johnson, and in Spanish by Christine D’ Clario. With the momentum from Come Jesus Come, Stephen started going live on social media and traveling all over the world worshiping Jesus and sharing his testimony. Today, Stephen is an artist and writer with Capitol Christian Music Group and Re: think Music. Stephen is married to Tara and has three growing redheaded boys. They live in Louisville, Kentucky, and are unswervingly committed to worshiping Jesus and leading others to him. 43