Tim Challies Tells Christians to Stay in Bad Marriages. That Is Dangerous Counsel. Summary: A critique of the January 2026 article To Those Who Married Poorly, including a...
Spiritual Abuse
What Resources Does Focus on the Family Give to Abuse Victims on Social Media?
Thousands of Pleas for Help Every week, thousands of people reach out to Focus on the Family, many “experiencing painful and often destructive situations… even incidents of...
Abuse Isn’t “Subjective”: How Control Patterns Are Measurable (Even in Christian Counseling)
The Pushback: “If She’s Depressed, Her Perception Is Altered” When it comes to physical and emotional abuse in Christian contexts, one of the most common pushbacks I see on...
How to Tell if an Abusive or Deceptive Partner Has Really Changed
Checklist: How to Tell if an Abusive or Deceptive Partner Has Really Changed Note: Don't give this list to the abuser or cheater. See why at the end. People often assume that an...
Church Betrayal After Abuse: Christian Divorce When the Church Sides with Your Abuser
Christian Divorce After Abuse: When the Church Sides with Your Abuser Church Betrayal After Abuse: The Second Trauma No One Warned You About There’s a saying many survivors...
27 Ways Churches Gaslight Abuse and Betrayal Victims (And the Biblical Truth)
27 Ways Churches Gaslight Marital Abuse and Betrayal Victims Faith should be a refuge. But when someone is being abused or betrayed, church culture can accidentally (or...
When “Leave and Cleave” Becomes Spiritual Abuse
When “Leave and Cleave” Becomes Spiritual Isolation Genesis 2:24 says a man shall “leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife.” Beautiful. Sacred. Good. But in some...
Forgiveness That Lets An Abusive Elderly Parent Off the Hook
Forgiveness That Lets Abusive Fathers Off the Hook Why Focus on the Family Still Echoes Dobson-Era Harm For decades, James Dobson shaped how conservative Christians talk about...
Why James Dobson’s Article Is So Useful to Predators
Why James Dobson’s Article Is So Useful to Predators Many people wonder why Jeffrey Epstein would recommend a James Dobson article to one of his victims. For audio summary in...
Epstein, Dobson, and the Theology That Protects Abusers
🚨 Why Epstein Found James Dobson Useful — and Why Focus on the Family Still Does The Epstein files contained a detail that should stop Christians cold. For audio narration in...
How Do I Know If My Abusive Spouse Has Really Changed? 3 Signs That Matter
How Do I Know If My Spouse Has Really Changed? Summary: This article gives 3 ways you can know if your abusive or addicted spouse has really changed and 3 signs that they have...
Stop Bashing Divorce Survivors From the Pulpit
No! Not Another Sermon That Bashes Innocent Divorce Survivors! It’s painful when Valentine’s Day falls on Sunday — or when the annual marriage sermon is on the schedule. Many...
Luke 13 Shows Jesus Prioritizes Rescue Over Remaining in Bondage
Luke 13 Shows Jesus Prioritizes Rescue Over Staying in an Abusive Marriage Jesus Does Not Glorify Endurance in Bondage—He Interrupts It Luke 13 teaches that when someone is...
Am I the One Destroying the Relationship? Or Is This Abuse?
Am I the One Destroying the Relationship? Why Victims of Abuse Often Blame Themselves For a short audio summary in multiple languages, listen here: Many people trapped in...
John Piper on Divorce: Does Divorce Destroy the Image of Christ and the Church?
Will Your Divorce Destroy the Image of Christ and the Church? John Piper’s Counsel to Christians Whose Friends Are Divorcing In a widely circulated “Ask Pastor John” video...