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Wisdom and Encouragement from a Biblical Perspective Concerning Domestic AbuseFor 24-hour help contact National Domestic Abuse Hotline
“But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God…. He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners.” Psalm 146:5-7
“Nora” and Her Three Children Find Grace and Assistance!
As told by "Nora" and written by Lauren Rose The Called to Peace Ministries (CTPM) Emergency Fund was exactly the help and support that my children and I needed at the exact moment we needed it. I will be forever grateful for how CTPM stepped into my life and lifted...
“Christy” overcame the heartache of domestic abuse through a CTPM Support Group
As told by "Christy," and written by Lauren Rose When I met my spouse in college, our relationship was intense and very physical, which I now know led to me overlooking many red flags. He was a charming, Type A personality with a strong work ethic; everyone respected...
Anna – Rekindling True Love at the 2021 CTPM retreat
As told by "Anna," and written by Lauren Rose I was raised in a ritualistic denomination, void of a relationship with God. I married right out of college to a controlling young man, and we were divorced within two years. He left me in an empty apartment with...
“Serena” Finds Peace by Stepping into the Truth
As told by "Serena," written by Lauren Rose My husband and I had a short dating and engagement period before marriage, a total of nearly a year. During that year, I noticed a few red flags – jealousy, control over friendships, a lack of empathy, and communication...
“Mercy”: My Path to Redemption
As told by "Mercy" and written by Lauren Rose When I first met my husband, he made me feel so special, like no one else ever had. Most of our time together was studying the Bible or talking about what God was doing in our lives. I was a new Believer who had just...
Meet Sophia – A Pastor’s Wife, Trapped in Abuse, almost Left for Dead, until she Spoke Up
As told by "Sophia" and written by Lauren Rose At the beginning of our relationship, my soon-to-be husband was very attentive. There were definite red flags, but he rushed the relationship. He insisted on being in constant communication with me. If anything happened...
Hermosa Mariposa Breaks Free
As told by "Hermosa Mariposa" and written by Lauren Rose When I first met my soon-to-be husband, he seemed to be very loving and caring, and everything I ever wanted in a husband, but looking back, now I see that “care” was the beginning of control. He told me that I...
ONE Woman’s Journey from Oppression to Setting Others Free
As told by "Keren," and written by Lauren Rose I was young and impressionable when I first met my husband, and he swept me off my feet. He convinced me that our love was a fairy tale's love, and I believed that since he treated me like a princess, he was genuine. I...
Meet Brooke, Part 2: Escaping the Darkness
Written by: Brooke ---Continued from Part One: Coming to the Light--- One evening a couple of weeks before Christmas, I was eight months pregnant and crying out to God again, asking Him for faith to help me believe and act on the truth that He would provide for my...
Meet Brooke, Part 1: Coming to the Light
Written by: Brooke My story begins with a deep, unexplainable desire to be loved. After spending two years in an emotionally abusive dating relationship with a man I was engaged to and living with, I decided I did not want to spend the rest of my life with this person...
The Mind-Body Connection – Psychological Abuse is Physical Abuse!
Guest Author: Eva Priest The disclosure of my abuse has been met with varying degrees of compassion. One clergyman responded, “Let me ask you this: was it physical?” His question stung. I was bewildered. He seemed more concerned with the theological justification or...
A NEW DAWN: From the first Passover to Resurrection 2021
In the beginning, God created all things. His goodness, shalom, and loving presence covered all the earth. Relational harmony was the reality with God and within mankind. Beauty and peace reigned while the lion rested with the lamb. All was as it was meant to be....