HURT BY THE CHURCH? ME TOO…NOW WHAT?
So many people have felt the pain of hurt caused or related to the Church. Tell me what you’ve experienced and how you got through it, I’d love to communicate with you and help support each other. My end goal is to reach out to people who’ve rejected God because of the things “his people” have said or done, and support each other’s recovery and restoration.
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Recently, a close friend of mine was talking to a coworker about religion. During the course of the conversation, his coworker asserted “You know I’m a Catholic, don’t you?
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This week I was invited to go fishing with my friend and his kids. I was initially very excited about going. Then I found out it was with his
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As you may know, the purpose of this blog isn’t bash the church, but rather to be a place of healing for people who feel they’ve been hurt by
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A few months ago, I took an amazing online course with Kathy Escobar and Phyllis Mathis. This course, called Walking Wounded: Hope for those Hurt by Church, was instrumental
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I’m not real fond of the term “haters.” Even though it hurts having people swoop in on a comment flyby and leave all sorts of judgmental thoughts and opinions,
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As I was eating breakfast with my wife and our two little girls, I let my mind wander, daydreaming about what it would be like to “institutionalize” or formalize
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