When modern day Pharisees demand submission of half the human race rather than lifting up Christ’s Way of living in submission to one another, they continue the humanistic culture of power-over. It’s easy to do. Rules that control part of the human race make things simple. Walking by faith in the living, breathing Spirit of Christ and respecting the boundaries of other human lives is more complex and requires maturity, discernment, and a vibrant walk with Jesus. It’s not so black and white.
Articles
When You’re the Mom of a Child with Borderline Personality Disorder
Have you ever loved someone you can’t reach? Someone who hurts you and pushes you away, but you know they desperately need your love? Sometimes we have to love them from a distance.
Your Emotionally Abusive Husband Doesn’t Get to Define You
Maybe I could start caring more about myself and less about whether or not people disagreed.
The door of my prison popped open just a crack.
Learning How to Use Your Voice in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship
Sara’s music had such a profound impact on my life during the entire process of my separation and divorce. Where do I begin? How about the very first time I heard her music. I was newly separated and laying in bed alone, and this is what happened…
How Leaving an Emotionally Abusive Relationship is Like Giving Birth
If you’ve ever been pregnant and had a baby, you can understand what it takes for an emotional abuse survivor to leave her abusive relationship.
How Abusers Groom Their Victims (and Everyone Else)
What happens when a victim finally gets up the nerve to expose her abuser? She gets put on the rack and grilled. Here’s how her abuser pulls this off.
Love, But Don’t Let Yourself Be Manipulated
A reader asks, “I want to be loving and gentle. But how do you do that and yet also not let yourself be manipulated or taken advantage of?”
Let’s talk about that.
How Do I Figure Out What is Wrong in My Christian Marriage?
Does your relationship confuse you? Do you feel stuck? I’ll show you how clarity is there for the taking, and it’s inside your very own brain.
Who Will Rescue Me From Emotional Abuse?
When I was living in the thick of emotional abuse, I just wanted to be rescued. Where was my rescuer? Why didn’t God rescue me? Why didn’t someone get me out? After twenty years I discovered who was appointed to rescue me.