if there’s one thing that really pisses me off in this world it’s abuse. to me, abuse is when people use their power, authority, position, or strength in unhealthy damaging ways to control, harm, manipulate, and use people. abuse strips people of dignity. it confuses and hurts. it messes with our heads. it crosses socioeconomic [...]
Archive for the ‘out of the darkness’ Category
out of the darkness: never underestimate the damage of spiritual abuse.
Posted in fundamentalism, out of the darkness on November 5, 2009 | 20 Comments »
out of the darkness: the untold story of abused men
Posted in healing, identity, out of the darkness on August 10, 2009 | 17 Comments »
thank you all for your thoughts and love from my last out of the darkness post. i am always thankful to hear that somehow my story can offer hope to others in some small way. it is more redeeming than you know. i have appreciated this series and the wonderful stories of God-at-work-through-the-Body-of-Christ-when-it-becomes-safe-enough-for-what-is-in-the-darkness-to-come-into-the-light. this week’s [...]
out of the darkness: the “A” word–abortion
Posted in ex good christian women, healing, out of the darkness on July 27, 2009 | 26 Comments »
it’s summer, and i’m definitely down to posting once a week at best; that’s plenty for right now. i have been in the midst of typical refuge nuttiness, which i am trying to really embrace as the glory and beauty of real community together. life in the trenches, healing, growing, learning, giving, stretching is hard [...]
out of the darkness: eating disorders
Posted in healing, identity, out of the darkness on July 5, 2009 | 8 Comments »
i remember about 4 1/2 years ago when a leader of the food issues group at a celebrate recovery group i was co-leading highlighted how little people understood about eating disorders. you see, after every one of our meetings we had something called “solid rock café” where there would be all kinds of food and [...]
out of the darkness: the lingering damage of sexual abuse
Posted in healing, incarnational, out of the darkness on June 29, 2009 | 10 Comments »
so far we’ve heard 3 out of the darkness stories – self-injury, brave thoughts from a former abuser, and hope and healing from sexual addiction. i am thankful for my courageous friends who are willing to share their stories here on the carnival for the benefit of others. one of the worst things about pain [...]
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