For those of you who have seen the movie "Tangled," you know that the underlying conflict is one that is very familiar to us here at ACFJ: emotional abuse. Many survivors find healing while watching this movie and seeing Rapunzel break free from her abuser; and when she does and is wracked with the overwhelming… Continue reading Emotional Abuse, “Tangled”, and a Revealing Comment
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When the Abuser is a Pastor
(Jeremiah 23:1-4 ESV) "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" declares the LORD. Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: "You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I… Continue reading When the Abuser is a Pastor