I thought that if I went to my pastor's wife and told her what was really going on in my marriage, she would certainly understand and help me. After all, she is a woman too. There are godly women married to pastors. My wife is one. This post is in no way intended to be… Continue reading The Pastor’s Wife — An All too Frequent Ally of the Abuser
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You Weren’t There — a letter to pastors from a survivor of domestic abuse
Dear Pastor James (and any other pastor who will listen), You said to me in your letter: it is about you and John learning to understand one another. LISTEN. Please, for once, stop talking. Stop spouting parts of Scripture passages and trite “Christian” expressions. Stop trying to fix this. Stop trying to fight for “marriage”… Continue reading You Weren’t There — a letter to pastors from a survivor of domestic abuse
