Truth & Love Blog
A Psalm for the Betrayed and Abused: Psalm 55
One beautiful gift God has given victims of abuse is the book of Psalms. The psalms give us God-inspired words to give voice to our anguish and to hope in God. This is a significant part of healing and restoration.
Beauty for Ashes: Gospel Healing for Sexual Abuse, Part 5
Sexual abuse is not only physical abuse; it is not only spiritual abuse; it is not only relational abuse; it is also gender abuse. God created us as female image bearers or male image bearers. We are female or male not only in our bodies, but also in the essence of our souls, our selves, our personhood. Sexual abuse abuses a female soul and body or a male soul and body.
Beauty for Ashes: Gospel Healing for Sexual Abuse, Part 4
Shalom with God conquers alienation and involves reconciliation and the confidence that through Christ we are accepted in the beloved.
Gospel Conversations: Let’s Talk—Equipping the Church to Counsel
Truly biblical counsel must address the reality and depth of suffering in our lives; and it must show us that there is genuine, live-giving hope in the midst of the most difficult of circumstances. And it must take seriously our struggle against sin; showing us the way of progressive growth in Christlikeness through the power of God’s Word, the work of God’s Spirit, and the ministry of God’s people.
Beauty for Ashes: Gospel Healing for Sexual Abuse, Part 3
Journey Two: The Damage of Powerlessness—The Attempted Destruction of Hope (2 Samuel 13:2, 11-14). Satan attempts to destroy faith by the damage of the loss of trust and he attempts to destroy hope by the damage of the loss of power.
Friday 5 to Live By: 5 Top Christian Blog Posts of the Week (2/22/19)
5 top Christian blog posts of the week—posts on preventing sexual abuse in the church, Christian celebrities, and more by, Al Mohler, David French, Mark Vroegop, and more.
Beauty for Ashes: Gospel Healing for Sexual Abuse, Part 2
Throughout the Bible, including in 2 Samuel 13, God lays before us what we need to know to grasp the primary damage of sexual abuse. The Bible teaches us that sexual abuse is ultimately spiritual abuse—it attacks us body and soul.
Beauty for Ashes: Gospel Healing for Sexual Abuse, Part 1
“Can the church help those who have been sexually abused? Does Christianity, the gospel, God’s Word offer hope for those who have experienced the horrors of sexual abuse?”
My Decision Regarding James MacDonald and Two of My Books
I have spent my ministry life (thirty-eight years) counseling victims of abuse. I stand with those who have been abused. I want to give voice to the voiceless.
Finally, a Biblical Marriage Counseling Primer!
If you are a pastor, biblical counselor, or anyone who walks with couples, get Counsel for Couples. I am confident it will not stay on your bookshelf, but be a well-worn resource as you care for and counsel couples.
