Flesh-eating Christians and the Pearl of Great Price By: Susan Deborah Schiller From the series, "Love from Papa" where I try to listen to God's heartbeat while asking Him the tough questions on my heart. God, why don't you stop this wicked person? Why do you see him torturing me day after day, and do […]
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Prayer for a Woman in Need By: Kimberly Dimick Father, I pray you give her times of refreshing in the Lord and breathe new life into every part of her being. Wash over her. I speak the Name of Jesus over her life, every part, and declare the blood of Jesus over her ENTIRE life. For LIFE is in […]
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"Rise Up A Warrior" by Graham Cooke Your life will never be the same following sociopathic abuse, so why not make it your very best life ever? Graham Cooke is a mentor who has helped me the most, in the past 15 years. I've never met him in person, but I've read and listened to […]
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Predators in the Pulpit: Anatomy of a Seduction Trigger Alert: This post may not be suitable for all persons, nor for younger people.The purpose of writing this article in the 1st person of Evil is to allow you inside the head of a predator who was using the pulpit to access his victims. I have […]
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Not Too Small By: Susan Deborah Schiller In the series, "The Daily Practicing of Seeing" What does a little horse think about as he awaits his turn in the auction corral? I know he's not human, but horses do think… He stands next to bigger, stronger work horses. It's an auction where horses are bought […]
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Seeing Beyond the Betrayal By: Susan Deborah Schiller Betrayal is the worst kind of pain, because it usually blindsides us. We don't expect to be abandoned in such a hurtful way from the ones that pledged to love, honor, and cherish us no matter what. It seems impossible to ever trust again, to be whole […]
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Shining Light into the Murky Depths of Marital Abuse By: Kimberly Dimick Women are often sent demeaning messages from well-meaning but misinformed Christians that minimize and marginalize what they suffer in surviving an abusive marriage. Later, in post-divorce recovery, especially when the perpetrator's behavior is on-going via co-parenting, they continue to be sent messages that invalidate their pain. We […]
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Fully Alive, Fully Human, Fully Me By: Susan Deborah Schiller Can we pick and choose which parts of the life of Christ we want to manifest in our lives? Can we choose the miracles, walk on water, still storms, and heal people without the betrayal, abandonment, and rejection? In short, can we eliminate the stress […]
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American Jesus and Terrorism on the Family By: Susan Deborah Schiller Previous Chapter Next Chapter From an old journal…. a contemplation on American Jesus and how similar he is to a terrorist. December 6, 2011 In this town, if you share your story watch out. They worship an American Jesus here, but he's not much like the man who walked […]
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Duplicity – Living a Double Life By: White Dove My husband, a church leader also, was a pathological liar. But what was I? I was lying every day, every time I smiled. Every time I taught in church. I lied every time I assured people I loved my husband and my husband loved me. I […]
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