Wilderness Writings

When someone says the name “Jesus” what comes to your mind?  Do you recall his character or something about His love and sacrifice for you?  Maybe a specific story in the Bible that had an impact on you?  Or do you see a p…

“I ache, O Lord, with a new sadness rooted deep in the soil of my existence… How can I ever make an accounting of what has been lost, except to say that it weaves through all my days, as far back as I can remember?  For I have l…

Spiritual Abuse Part 2 The Issue Words matter.  The more I talk to people about their experiences of spiritual abuse, I have started to realize how important words are and how important it is for us to define what we mean.  It seems l…

Spiritual Abuse Part 1 When you hear the words spiritual abuse what comes to mind?  Do your muscles tense up because you have felt the blow of abuse from a spiritual leader?   Or does it seem like something that happens at other churches?…