by Claire Roise | Jan 31, 2017 | Abusive Behavior, Bancroft, Domestic Abuse, Help for Pastors, Psalm 82 Initiative, Recognizing Abusive People, Uncategorized, Vernick
In my last post I linked to a helpful quiz you can go through to help you determine whether your relationship is be dangerously destructive. But what if you already know it is — then what? Here are a few action steps you can take. First of all, and most...
by Claire Roise | Jan 24, 2017 | Abusive Behavior, Domestic Abuse, Help for Pastors, Recognizing Abusive People, Uncategorized
Knowing how to act within a struggling marriage takes a lot of discernment. Let’s say your husband has just done something that really hurts your feelings. Should you let love cover it, or is it a good time for speaking the truth in love instead? Is this...
by Claire Roise | Jan 20, 2017 | Abusive Behavior, Domestic Abuse, Help for Pastors, Recognizing Abusive People
Yesterday I received this question from a friend. “I have noticed in myself that, after being emotionally and psychologically abused for years, in the last six months since I have really fully awakened to it and now have labels and words to match the behavior...
by Claire Roise | Jan 13, 2017 | Domestic Abuse
“Evil deeds do not an evil person make. Otherwise we should all be evil, because we all do evil things….If evil people cannot be defined by the illegality of their deeds or the magnitude of their sins, then how are we to define them? The answer is by the consistency...
by Claire Roise | Jan 13, 2017 | Sexual Abuse
The other day I heard someone put it this way: “Religion will molest you, then accuse you of being bitter about it.” Do you see the double standard? When victims react to being hurt by someone in a church, we treat them as though there’s something’s wrong with them....
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