Tackling Church Wounds with Christy Boulware
This is my second post with some of the questions and answers from when I was interviewed by Christy Boulware for her podcast. We looked at spiritual abuse and women in ministry.
Spiritual Abuse in Latin America, Abuso Espiritual en America Latina
Here is a spanish translation from a chapter of the book, Broken Trust, in regard to spiritual abuse.
Left Behind: letting go of your friends from an abusive church
When you leave a spiritually abusive church or organization, you are leaving behind friends as well. How do you handle that?
Five Things I Learned from Spiritual Abuse Survivors
Survivors of spiritual abuse are often misunderstood and mistreated. The book, Broken Trust, was written with this in mind and incorporated the input of many survivors.
Best Books on Spiritual Abuse: Broken Trust Tops the List
The book, “Broken Trust” by F. Remy Diederich was ranked as the best book on spiritual abuse by one expert.
Survivors of Spiritual Abuse: Five Ways to Offer Your Support
Survivors of spiritual abuse are so often misunderstood and mistreated. This post will give you practical advice on how to treat survivors of spiritual abuse.
Spiritual Abuse: the Fruit of Toxic Faith
Toxic faith and spiritual abuse are related but distinct. Spiritual abuse grows out of wrong thinking about God by both the abuse and the abused.
I Left My Toxic Church...Now What?
After experiencing spiritual abuse, some people decide to give up on church altogether, while others quickly throw themselves into searching for a new congregation. Before you step back into church life, there are a few important things to consider to protect your healing and ensure a healthier, safer spiritual environment.
Spiritual Abuse Checklist, by F. Remy Diederich
Sometimes a checklist is necessary to confirm what we suspect is true. Here is a concise 20-point spiritual abuse checklist to help you identify whether you are involved in a spiritually abusive church or organization.
What is Spiritual Abuse?
You hear about spiritual abuse, church abuse, and religious abuse more and more in the news. But what is spiritual abuse? Learn what spiritual abuse is in this series of posts.
Forgiving your Abuser - Eight steps to freedom
Should you forgive your abuser? Will it make you vulnerable to further abuse? This post shows how forgiveness actually gives you the ability to distance yourself from your abuser and move on with your life.
The Gift of Pain - Wisdom from Abuse
Abuse is awful. No question. But once it has happened it’s important to reframe the experience so it doesn’t continue to terroize the victim. Abuse brings wisdom and that wisdom can be used to help others in pain.
The Gift of Pain - Helping Others from Our Hurt
God comforts us in our pain because he loves us. But there is another reason for his comfort. God comforts us in our pain so we can comfort other people who are hurting.