Jason Romano on Faith, Fatherhood and the power of Forgiveness
Episode 106
“The great, I think, misnomer on forgiveness, Matthew, is that so many people think, if you forgive, that you’re letting the other person off the hook. And it’s actually the other way around. When you forgive, it’s not about the other person. It's for yourself."
- Jason Romano on The Matthew West Podcast
My guest today is long time Emmy award winning ESPN producer and now the host of the Sports Spectrum Podcast. He’s got a really important and powerful story about forgiveness that I know is going to encourage you today. Be sure to check out his book Live to Forgive. Lets go to the Story House with Jason Romano!
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Links & Videos
In ‘Live to Forgive’, former ESPN producer Jason Romano walks readers through his personal journey of forgiving his alcoholic father. Through sharing his own story, Jason invites readers to enter into their own messy journeys of forgiveness – to fully feel their pain, evaluate their pain, transform their pain, and ultimately forgive those who caused their pain. The only route to freedom and peace is forgiveness.
Follow Jason on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and his website.
Read Jason’s book Live to Forgive about how forgiveness can be a messy journey, but it’s the only route to find freedom and peace.
Also, read Jason’s latest book, The Uniform of Leadership, and hear about his lessons on true success from his ESPN life.
Listen to Jason’s Sports Spectrum Podcast, an interview-driven show featuring stories at the intersection of faith and sports.
Join Matthew on a spiritual journey of rediscovery and revival in his new book The God Who Stays. Inspired by the words of his hit song “The God Who Stays”, it’s all about renewing your faith and finding rest and healing through biblical truth in difficult times. Out September 6 – pre-order now at thegodwhostays.com!
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