Most of you know that when a victim of an abuser (RASN = reviler, abuser, sociopath, narcissist) tells someone about the abuse she (or he) is experiencing, they often meet with disbelief. They are dismissed as over reacting to things that surely are not as bad as all of that.…
Read MoreMany thanks to N for writing this. She actually wrote it quite a long while ago but sent it to me recently after we learned that MacArthur had passed away. I decided to publish it (with her permission) - Concerns Regarding John MacArthur and Church Leadership “A good preacher, but…
Read MoreOne of the chief areas of grief in dealing with a RASN (reviler, abuser, sociopath, narcissist) is when children are involved. Most of you have experienced this very thing - how the RASN uses the children as property, as a weapon for control. How he/she abuses the children. In these…
Read MoreBut when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, “Look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.” He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him: how he entered the house…
Read MoreDo you replay conversations and interactions in your mind? Normal people do this quite typically - "I wonder if they understood what I meant? Perhaps I could have been more clear." Or "I'm not sure I really understood what they were trying to say." Such replays are not only normal,…
Read MoreI in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. (John 17:23) Not everyone has the privilege of growing up in a home where their parents truly loved them.…
Read MorePsalms 7:14 Behold, the wicked man conceives evil and is pregnant with mischief and gives birth to lies. I listened to a very helpful podcast this week by Dr. Les Carter. He discussed narcissism as an addiction, comparing the narcissist to an addict. One point in particular which he made…
Read MoreJohn 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. If you will pardon the personal illustration, I would like to talk to you about how revilers, abusers, sociopaths, and narcissists STEAL not only from their targeted…
Read MoreOur brothers and sisters in Christ at graphicspaces.com have made several new posters that I will be hanging in our church building. You can buy them for yourself at their website. https://www.graphicspaces.com/collections/posters-christian/products/poster-christian-be-who-you-are-galations-2-20 Here is another one: https://www.graphicspaces.com/collections/posters-christian/products/poster-humbling-the-proud-daniel-4-37 And another: https://www.graphicspaces.com/collections/posters-christian/products/poster-enter-by-the-narrow-gate-matthew-7-13-14
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