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Wisdom and Encouragement from a Biblical Perspective Concerning Domestic AbuseWisdom and Encouragement from a Biblical Perspective Concerning Domestic Abuse.
“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
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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....
Finding Your True Love this Valentine’s Day
A look at the life of the real Saint Valentine The real Valentine lived during the early first century. Valentine was a Roman Priest during Emperor Claudius' reign, who made a ruling forbidding Roman soldiers from getting married. The Emperor alleged that married...
A Letter from a Survivor
Marriage is highly valued! But this marriage might take my life! The image that God has created in me was almost gone.
Meet Melody
This year I celebrated my 40th birthday full of joy and gratitude! The day marked a milestone for me in reaching goals that seemed unattainable not so long ago. I am a survivor of domestic abuse; yet, through the love and support of many people, including Called to...
Meet Kristen – Christmas Holidays, a Domestic Abuse Rescue, and a New Song of Redemption!
She always felt something was broken within her that made her unlovable…until a Christmas redemption occurred!
God’s Heart for the Helpless
My Advocate in heaven made a way when there seemed to be no way. It was truly as if “He lifted me out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock”
Meet Meghan – Christmas Fairytale, Christmas Nightmare, to Christmas Peace!
…what I thought began as a Christmas fairytale marriage was ending as a Christmas nightmare.
Meet Carly
Carly tried everything! She apologized for being an unsubmissive wife and sought to make herself available for all of his needs. She cooked and cleaned and did her best to fulfill every one of Frank’s demands. But he always needed more!