Unmasking the Domestic Abuser in the Church

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Why do we Pretend?

1Sa 2:22-23 Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting. (23) He said to them, "Why do you do such things, the evil things…

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When Abnormal becomes Normal

Pro 4:19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble. Sin has a blinding aspect to it. Its way is called "darkness" in the Bible. Sinners are blind to God's truth. They are comfortable in the darkness, away from the light…

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Yes, They Are Indeed Lying

Joh 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for…

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Sharing the Load

Gal 6:2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. One characteristic of the love of Christ is its willingness to help the weak carry their burden. Christ took our burden of sin upon Himself and He welcomes His people to come to them and do this:…

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The Best Way I Can Help You

Heb 5:13-14 for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. (14) But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. When we interact with and…

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Walking on Eggshells – Becoming an Ally

1Co 15:33 Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals." When we are in association with a RASN (reviler, abuser, sociopath, narcissist), we spend our days, as the saying goes, "walking on eggshells." Stepping ever so carefully in every word we say, every action we take - lest the…

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Beware the Traditions of Men

Mat 15:1-3 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, (2) “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” (3) He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake…

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Ever Heard of “The Triple Knowledge?

Eph 2:1-6 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins (2) in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— (3) among whom we all once…

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The First Time You Realized Your RASN Never Loved You

Gen 4:8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. Do you suppose that Abel thought Cain loved him? I mean, they were brothers. Abel was a righteous man, Cain was not (that is the…

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“You Talked About Me” – The Unpardonable Sin

Mat 15:12-14 Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?" (13) But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. (14) "Let them alone; they are blind guides of…

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