The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.” Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered him, “I have no...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I want this blog to be a safe place for victims of abuse. A place where they will be believed. A place to tell their stories. To learn about the nature and tactics of evil so they can better understand what has been happening to them and get free....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
My friend Joenne posted this on her facebook page and I asked her if I could post it here. This is truth here. Thank you Joenne! October is Domestic Abuse Awareness month, so just a little food for thought. I am not angry, bitter or unforgiving...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Anything you say can and will be used against you. Mat 26:59-61 Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, (60) but they found none, though many false witnesses came...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Luke 8:1-3 Soon afterward he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with him, (2) and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
John 14:16-18 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, (17) even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Recently I had a refresher course in abuser tactics. Not in a classroom, but in real life. I need these reminders to help me continue to learn how to put into practice what I have learned about abuse. Necessary, because we all so easily revert to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I don’t know how many of you have watched the new Disney movie, Cruella. We have seen it twice now and it really provoked my thinking. Cruella was treated very wickedly as a child. Her name was Estella. There is a pivotal scene in the movie...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Rom 8:31-39 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (32) He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? (33) Who shall bring any...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Ecc 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good. Our friend Lynn sent me the following words along with a great picture of two pears hanging from a tree, touching each other. I didn’t put the picture here...[ abbreviated | read entire ]