Some Other Arenas of Choice for Abusers

Today I have been thinking about the mentality and tactics of abuse as they are found in other areas of our lives besides marriage.  We have already talked about how domestic violence abusers put on a Christian façade at church, and the other ways they operate in extended family settings.  But there seem to be… Continue reading Some Other Arenas of Choice for Abusers

Shame, Abuse Victims, and the Woman at the Well

(John 4:7-18  ESV)  (7) A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."  (8) (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.)  (9) The Samaritan woman said to him, "How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman… Continue reading Shame, Abuse Victims, and the Woman at the Well