There are a lot of reasons to give up on church. The church has failed many people in many ways. But the church is the hope of the world if you engage in it.

Too often Christians dumb down their conversations by resorting to simplistic cliches and jargon. It’s intellectually insulting to people and God. We can do better.

If toxic pastors are so bad, why are they so rarely confronted? Here are ten reasons people fail at confronting a pastor. See if you can relate.

In my encounters with people who struggle finding God, five themes regularly surface.

You are a leader in your church and spiritual abuse has just been exposed. What do you do? How do you “clean house” and get your church back on track? This post offers you a guide for the process.

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 here.

The church is supposed to be a blessing to the world. A pastor should be the greatest champion of grace and truth. There is nothing more perverse and distorted than a toxic pastor. Learn how to confront an abusive pastor.

Toxic church people can dominate your church and ruin the experience for everyone. How do you confront the toxic church member? This post will help you to understand their shame based motivation. Part Two will give you seven steps to confronting them.

The first step in recovering from loss (exile) is to give your loss a name. Name it. Identify your loss so you can do something about it.

When our choices in life are limited, that can lead to anger and our anger causes a setback. But what is the real cause of the anger? Take a look.

Research has shown that journaling helps people to recover from loss and trauma. Is it possible that it might help you to heal as well?

The story of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables is the story of the Bible. Forgiveness can change your life, if you let it.

Demi Lovato has had her struggles as she looks to find meaning in her life. This brief post looks at where we turn to find our value and purpose.

Desmond Tutu faced hatred with forgiveness. Here are three quotes of his that you might find helpful.