fear
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Times of reflection are the best way to start a week. Ask yourself this question: “How do you see the goodness of God? I know many victims of childhood sexual crimes stumble in their faith — doubting that if there were a good God somewhere, he would have stopped their abuse. I know all about…
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That ache? It’s not your fault. It’s the homesickness for a world you were built for but never knew. It’s proof of design, not disfavor. You’ve been wounded, yes. Left behind, maybe. But never unseen. Never unloved. The enemy works hard to convince the orphaned heart that the Father has forgotten her. He wants you…
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Times of reflection are the best way to start a week. Ask yourself this question: If you were so close to a forest fire that you could feel its heat, would you evacuate? I was sitting in the grass with my brother and a child. We were watching a fire across the street. The fire…
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Incest and all childhood sexual assault is wicked and evil. Call it what you will, but no person with true faith could rape a child. Why are we so dull? Why do we want to soften the blow of wickedness? Is it easier to not include evil with such acts? What else on God’s green…
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On the question of fear: Does anxiety come to you when you think of fear? If you can hear what I am saying with this, listen up. The crime of incest usually starts when children are very young. They are groomed early and often. This ensures they won’t be sharing their story with anyone and…
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Times of reflection are the best way to start a week. Ask yourself this question: How far have you come in your own personal healing journey? The pilgrimage of healing is a ship that sails through the course of this life. Not until we reach the Kingdom of Heaven will our healing be complete. I…
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I love this country. I always have. When I travel abroad, it is only a greater love I feel when I return. But, America, where is your courage? We may be the land of the brave but we have lost our courage. The words are used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Brave is…
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Times of reflection are the best way to start a week. Ask yourself this question: “Do you believe that everyone must give account to God for every action? Hebrews 4:12-13 says, “12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the…
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Forgiveness is a terrain I never thought I’d cross—a landscape dense with memories I’ve been too afraid to sift through. But here I am, not forgiving for their sake, but for my own. Because forgiveness isn’t about absolving them; it’s about unclenching the fists I didn’t know I’d been holding since childhood. I lost myself…
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Childhood trauma is often described as a thief—stealing innocence, trust, and safety. But what if we reframe it? What if trauma, instead of being a thief, is an unskilled cartographer, handing us maps of the world that are skewed, incomplete, or even cruel? When you’ve endured abuse, the map you’re handed as a child may…