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“Stop talking about the past. You can’t heal when you revisit your past. Give it to God and move on.” Have you been told to “just let go of the past”? Has someone declared, in your hearing, that to speak of the past, to grieve your losses, to lament an injustice, or to feel the…
Not discussing domestic violence from the pulpit is enabling domestic violence. Staying silent when we should be speaking up is enablement. Shepherds have failed the sheep when the pews are waiting for clarity and hope, and none is forthcoming. Pastors, leaders, authors, and influencers… 1. We need to address the fact that some married individuals…
I feel like we Christians need a weekly (perhaps, daily) reminder that the strength of women is not for the rescue of destructive men. An unhealthy, destructive man does not “need a good woman” to love him to health. Her strength is not for his consumption. But as women, we’ve lived under “the strength of…
What are the signs of a spiritually abusive church? Since I shifted my focus from primarily discussing marriage to including domestic abuse awareness, I’ve been thinking about the red flags I witnessed in the conservative/evangelical churches I’ve been a part of. Individuals experiencing domestic violence, infidelity, addictions, and neglect in their marriages who approach their…
Wife leaving marriage: Are Christian women leaving their husbands for frivolous reasons? Many Christians actually believe all or most women who divorce are leaving behind a good thing. There’s an assumption that whatever problems the couple had, they could have addressed them via more patience, prayer, submission, sex, or the ever-popular “hang in there because…
“Divorce should be the last option for believers.” You’ve probably heard, perhaps even spoken, those words. A few weeks ago, I changed the direction of this website. In a kinda big way. I talked about the new direction and my reasons in this blog post: Why I’ve Deleted My Books, Courses, and Over 200 Blog…