When I first heard the term “spiritual abuse,” I think somewhere deep down I thought it was some term a therapist trying to sell a book coined. What I learned, however, is that spiritual abuse is real and it’s painful. The fear, anxiety, distrust and trouble with intimacy of all sorts that any kind of … Read More
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Introducing the spiritual abuse series
We’ve all heard of abuse. Domestic abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, mental or emotional abuse. I think most of us “get” what those terms mean or can assume the basics even if we don’t understand the signs, implications and breadth of the abuse. When I started talking about the term “spiritual abuse,” I got a … Read More
Finding a healthy you (after spiritual abuse)
My latest post on the Daily Jesus site regarding spiritual abuse. I admit it’s a little rough, but it’s at least a start. Read it here
Finding a healthy church
This is a recent post on the Daily Jesus Web site that is a follow up to a previous one I had written about spiritual abuse. http://www.dailyjesus.info/finding-a-healthy-church-after-facing-spiritual-abuse/