Frequently abuse victims will send me correspondence from their abuser and ask what I think of what the abuser said. My answer is always the same because the words are always the same. "This is evil. Every word, every phrase, every nuance is loaded with accusation, minimization, deception, threat, self-pity, and more." And this is… Continue reading Wisdom in Dealing With an Abuser — Realize Everything he Says or Does is Evil
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.
Firsthand Witness to the Thinking of an Abusive Youth Pastor
ACFJ is regularly contacted by the wives of abusers who are pastors or missionaries. The thing is incredible, but true. Here stands a man in the pulpit or in some pastoral ministry in a church, admired by the flock, thought to be the "holiest of the holy", a "model husband and father". That is the… Continue reading Firsthand Witness to the Thinking of an Abusive Youth Pastor
