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Bring Back the Sheep: Leading the Body of Christ in Post-Covid?

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 / pearlsandswinesite / Leave a comment

The church has seemed to become more concerned about its own belly button than for its mission to God's world.

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Small Group Communion: Why Would a Pastor Crush a Beautiful Thing?

May 2, 2022May 6, 2022 / pearlsandswinesite / Leave a comment

Why was I so grief-stricken? I had lost communion. I had lost communion in the name of God. 

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Going Back to Abuse: What In the World Just Happened?

April 16, 2022May 6, 2022 / pearlsandswinesite / Leave a comment

Why do survivors of domestic violence go back to their abusers? The same reasons pop up within the toxic workplace for why employees stay with an abusive organization.

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All Abuse Ravages Victims: How Does Emotional Abuse Devastate?

March 29, 2022May 6, 2022 / pearlsandswinesite / Leave a comment

Abuse. Devastates. People. Not just the abuse that involves hitting. But abuse of all forms - emotional and spiritual.

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Wounded Resisters: A Church Called Tov

February 8, 2022February 3, 2022 / pearlsandswinesite / Leave a comment

When the pastor is feeding on the sheep, it can be difficult for a church member to separate their faith in Christ from their faith in the leader.

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When the Church Gets It Right

January 31, 2022January 30, 2022 / pearlsandswinesite / Leave a comment

Generally, positive stories about how the church responds to abuse are far and few between. But, Janice's is different.

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Nasty Systems: Look at the Root

January 5, 2022January 3, 2022 / pearlsandswinesite / Leave a comment

Many Christians are suspicious of systems theory because they think in a “western individualistic” way. However, the Bible was written largely to a much less individualistic culture and speaks much holistically to both individual and group think.

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Isolation: You Are Not Alone

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 / pearlsandswinesite / Leave a comment

It is bad enough when men (and women) do not believe our story of abuse in the home or workplace. But, when you feel that God is not even answering your cries for help. That is isolation.

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Emmanuel: God With Us

December 25, 2021December 25, 2021 / pearlsandswinesite / Leave a comment

Emmanuel, God with us. That God would not stand back while misery engulfs us is the best news ever.

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The Self-Control of the Mean

November 17, 2021November 18, 2021 / pearlsandswinesite / 1 Comment

Abusers actually have a great deal of self-control. They know when to dismember and when to charm.

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