Churches that spiritually abuse people often share several common characteristics. This post lists six key traits outlined in the book, Churches that Abuse, which will help you to identify these harmful patterns.

Unconditional forgiveness is the belief that you forgive someone even if they show no sign of remorse or change. Is this biblical? In this post you will learn about the three levels of forgiveness outlined in the Bible.

Too often, Christians simplify their talks with clichés and jargon. This can feel disrespectful to both people and God. We can do better. This post explains why using clichés and jargon doesn’t help share your faith clearly.

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

People often wonder if it’s good to set boundaries in a relationship. If so, where and how? Did Jesus have boundaries? This post will offer some direction and guidelines for setting boundaries in your relationships to help them be more successful and less stressful.

There are many reasons why some people choose not to believe in God. Often, these reasons are deeply connected to negative or painful experiences within church communities. This post explores five common reasons why individuals decide to stop believing in God, while also offering one positive reason that encourages faith.

Jesus’ words on divorce and marriage can feel condemning. What was his point? If you are divorced, what does his words mean for you? This post will offer you a better understanding of Jesus’ teaching.

Sometimes a checklist is necessary to confirm what we think is true. Here is a 20 point spiritual abuse checklist to help you determine if you are in a spiritually abusive church or organization.

Toxic people can ruin any church event with their personal agenda, bad theology, or conspiracy theories. This post gives seven practical steps to address the toxic church member.

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.

Richard Rohr speaks about there being two halves to life. In order to successfully enter the second half it requires a stripping of much of what you’ve worked hard to achieve. This post is part of a series taken from the book, Return from Exile.

God’s forgiveness is something that you may talk about. But have you received it? And if so, has it changed you? God’s forgiveness is meant to not only relieve your guilt but to add to your life… make you a better person.

The story of Jean Valjean in the play, Les Miserables, is a deeply moving and powerful narrative that highlights the transformative power of forgiveness and how it can profoundly change a person’s life. This post will explore the true impact of forgiveness, illustrating how extending grace can not only help set someone else free from their past but also bring healing and freedom to yourself in unexpected ways.

Have you ever wondered what the story of Jesus was all about? God’s love moved him to send Jesus to provide a way for us to be in relationship with God. Now there is nothing keeping us from knowing God.

When we offend someone, our natural tendency is to think that our failure has ruined the relationship and the person we offended will withhold their love from us. This is true how we think of God as well. But the truth is that God is more concerned about preserving his relationship with you over making sure you behave.

There’s a purpose for guilt. But sometimes we hold onto guilt once it’s served its purpose. And then it becomes destructive. This post looks at guilt and the power of being forgiven.

The forgiveness of God is often misunderstood. It’s underestimated. The Bible tells us that God’s forgiveness is so complete that the forgiven person is viewed as perfect in God’s eyes. If you long for God’s forgiveness, this post is for you.

There is a debate among Bible believing people. Some believe that God’s forgiveness is conditional, that he only forgives people who “repent,” that is, change their lives. Others believe that God’s forgiveness is unconditional, meaning that he forgives us and that act of grace causes many people to change their behavior.

Is there hope for the future when you’ve made a mess of your life? Can you ever be forgiven or forgive yourself? This is the second post in a series that looks at these questions and offers answers that will encourage you and bring you hope.

Eliot Spitzer, the former governor of New York, was known as a man who fought corruption with a vengeance only to be exposed as a regular user of a high dollar prostitution ring. When you’ve done something so bad, is there any hope of recovery? This post begins a series looking at that question.