One of the most frequent tactics used by the worst abuser I have ever had to deal with was that of playing the victim. And it was more than that. He would put on a facial expression that had successfully "worked" for him all his life, gaining him people's sympathy. At other times he would… Continue reading What Does the Devil Look Like? Getting Wise to the Abuser’s Victim-Playing Schemes
Author: Jeff Crippen
I am the pastor of Christ Reformation Church in Tillamook, Oregon, arriving here in 1993. I have been a pastor since 1983 and was a police officer for 12 years before that. My wife and I have been married since 1971. Verla is a medical assistant at a local clinic and in our spare time we like to hunt, fish, and ride our motorcycle.
Don’t Listen to these Lies — Expose them with the Truth of God’s Word
I am not going to say anything new in this post. You have all heard it before. But we need to hear it, before, now, and again and again. An abuse victim who has been targeted not only by her abuser, but by her family members, by her pastor, by the pastor's wife (I need… Continue reading Don’t Listen to these Lies — Expose them with the Truth of God’s Word
