Welcome Friend to my BACK PORCH!! My name is Debra Ghysels and I'll be your host on this weekly podcast.
In a world where truth is toted as "Relative" and can't be known, we will learn from the Author of Truth and build our lives on that firm foundation.
So grab your drink and meet me on....My Back Porch, where we talk about what the Bible says about our God.
Some relationships come back slowly. Some come back differently than we hoped. And some we have to entrust to God completely.
In this final episode of The Way Back, we look at what biblical restoration really is, what it isn’t, and how God can restore what is broken in us even when a relationship can’t be fully repaired. Restoration isn’t about pretending the hurt never happened. It’s about walking forward with the God who makes all things new.
Whether you’re rebuilding trust, waiting on someone else’s heart to change, or learning to rest in God’s peace with what’s left undone, this episode is for you.
Thank you for walking The Way Back with us. Grab the student guide to go deeper, and visit the back porch for more studies to help you keep growing in God’s Word.
4 Oct 2026
The Way Back: 3 Reconciliation
What happens after forgiveness? Is it possible to move forward when a relationship has been deeply broken?
In this third part of The Way Back: A Biblical Journey Through Broken Relationships, we turn from the wound to the relationship and explore what Scripture means by reconciliation.
Reconciliation isn't pretending nothing happened or picking up the relationship exactly where it left off. It begins with laying down hostility and choosing to live at peace when that is within our power. But reconciliation also requires wisdom. We can extend peace without pretending trust has been restored, and we can pursue what is right without forcing an outcome the other person isn't willing to pursue.
Scripture gives us glimpses of what it can look like to move from conflict toward peace—and reminds us that some parts of that journey take two people willing to move forward.
Join us on the back porch as we explore what it means to pursue peace, release our expectations, and trust God with what happens next.
4 Oct 2026
The Way Back: 2 Forgiveness
What do we do with the wound when someone has hurt us—and what does forgiveness actually ask of us?
In this second part of The Way Back: A Biblical Journey Through Broken Relationships, we take an honest look at biblical forgiveness and what it means to release both the wound and the debt to God.
Forgiveness isn't pretending the hurt didn't happen. It isn't saying what happened was okay. And it isn't the same thing as rebuilding trust or restoring a relationship.
Forgiveness is first about the wound—allowing God to heal what has been damaged in us—and about releasing the offense to Him rather than carrying the burden of justice ourselves. Sometimes forgiveness is something we have to practice again and again, whenever the wound or the memory threatens to take its place in our hearts again.
But forgiveness doesn't require us to ignore wisdom, dismiss consequences, or restore trust where trust has not been rebuilt.
Join us on the back porch as we explore what Scripture says about forgiveness—and discover why forgiveness may be the beginning of healing, but it isn't necessarily the finish line.
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