Dale Ingraham shared an article from Shahida Arabi recently which included this characteristic of abusers. I am not familiar enough with Arabi to recommend her material, but she certainly nails it in this statement about "projection." She calls the abuser a "toxic" person and that is a very accurate term.…
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Eph 5:15-17 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, (16) making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. (17) Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. I just watched a trailer for a new…
Read MoreThe following is taken from the third chapter (pp 63-4) of my book, A Cry for Justice (2012). This event happened to me way back in 1982 when I was a police officer in the Portland, Oregon area. (I am the officer who stayed with Judy, the victim). Myself and a second…
Read MoreDealing With the Abuser - He is a Trespasser Sermon 17 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on November 14, 2010 This is good stuff!!! Listen very carefully! Locks and keys, safes and combinations The outer…
Read MoreThe following is taken in part from my book, A Cry For Justice. Please read carefully and you will learn that domestic violence and abuse are far, far more than “wife battering,” or some difficult guy who gets drunk on Saturday nights. This evil is much more devilishly sophisticated than that:…
Read MoreI have now been a pastor for nearly 36 years. There have been many times in this stretch of over 3 decades that I though I should "move on" to another career, or at least times of deep regret that I ever left my job as a police officer. I…
Read MoreDealing With the Abuser - First Deal With Yourself Sermon 16 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on November 7, 2010 Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 5 It shall not be so among you. These are our…
Read MoreDealing With the Abuser - Part 2 Sermon 15 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on October 31, 2010 Sermon Text: Exodus 4 Last time we looked to the book of Nehemiah for a very clear…
Read MoreIsa 1:11 "What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats. Mat 12:30 Whoever is not with…
Read MoreDealing With the Abuser Sermon 14 from the series: The Psychology and Methods of Sin A 21 sermon series on domestic violence and abuse First given on October 24, 2010 Sermon Text: Nehemiah 2 The book of Nehemiah has a number of themes – God’s covenant faithfulness to His people…
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