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.

Abuser Tactics: But He Looks so Harmless

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Well, here is Tobasco the kitty, a member of our family. Doesn't he look cuddly and cute? Last night he was curled up just like this on my wife's lap, purring away in contentment. And then she did something Tobasco didn't like. She moved her hand and disturbed his repose. So he fanged her. Sunk… Continue reading Abuser Tactics: But He Looks so Harmless

Steven Tracy affirms that The Unique Nature of Sexual Intimacy Makes its Abuse Uniquely Destructive

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After writing the post The Unique Nature of Sexual Intimacy Makes Its Abuse Uniquely Destructive, I was reading Steven Tracy's great book, Mending the Soul [Affiliate link] and came across the following. Tracy writes: Sexual abuse is incredibly damaging because, as creatures made in God’s image, sex is the most powerful bonding activity in which we can… Continue reading Steven Tracy affirms that The Unique Nature of Sexual Intimacy Makes its Abuse Uniquely Destructive