Abuse Counseling: How Long is “Forbearing”?

(Ephesians 4:2  ESV)  with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, As I read the stories told by Christians — most often women — who have been the victims of abuse, I am dismayed to hear over and over again how their pastors and churches told them that they "must"… Continue reading Abuse Counseling: How Long is “Forbearing”?

We Need to Stop Telling Abuse Victims What To Do

(Romans 14:4-5  ESV)  (4) Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.  (5) One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days… Continue reading We Need to Stop Telling Abuse Victims What To Do