If a pastor expects you to accept his words based solely on his position, he is operating under false authority. The following Gem from our Gems page is an excerpt from Johnson and VanVonderen's book, The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, [Affiliate link] p115 Is it possible for one person, or one group of leaders,… Continue reading Thursday Thought — “Because I’m the Pastor” doesn’t cut it
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Translating Mark Driscoll
Today's post is a brilliant decoding of 'abuserese' — the manipulative language that abusers use to evade responsibility for their behavior and to shape other people's perceptions of them. We have re-blogged this post from God Loves Women (original here). The author of the post leads behavior change groups for men who abuse their partners. Many thanks to God Loves Women. If… Continue reading Translating Mark Driscoll