Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out, and quarreling and abuse will cease. (Proverbs 22:10 ESV) I have written before about how the trauma of abuse robs us of home. Home sweet home is a motto abuse victims cannot relate to. In this post, I would like to expand on this concept with… Continue reading How Abuse Steals Away the Connections We Need for Emotional Health
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.
How Would John the Baptist Deal With an Abuser in the Church?
Today I was thinking about John the Baptist. The Lord Jesus said that John was the greatest of the prophets. John is a very interesting Bible personality because he was the last of the Old Testament prophets, coming on the scene to end a 400 year silence from heaven. Was John a man filled with… Continue reading How Would John the Baptist Deal With an Abuser in the Church?
