Last week as I was reading through the Gospel account of Christ's betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion, I was struck with how often this narrative exposes the mentality, nature, and tactics of abuse. This really should not surprise us because abuse is just plain sin. I think that it is in fact perhaps the most "diabolically… Continue reading The Nature of Abuse Demonstrated in the Crucifixion of Christ
Category: Abusers
the abuser’s mentality, tactics of abusers, language of abusers, red flags, evil, deception, demonic influence
Rationalization as it Relates to an Abuser in Ministry
A friend writes: In my first marriage, I had a very difficult time getting others to see the reasons behind why my husband would treat me so poorly. He was terribly neglectful, although I could not have known to use that word, yet. He worked long hours and went to seminary (of course, I did… Continue reading Rationalization as it Relates to an Abuser in Ministry
