Tag Archive | trauma
“Men of God Men of War” Memoir Published Today
It’s been almost seven years since I posted on here. Since then my family moved to Cumberland, Maine, to the town I grew up in. I started a hand-hewing business, turning logs into beams using only an axe. The work is therapeutic for me–nature is healing. We attended a local community church, which, during the […]
When Your Abusive Pastor Dies
When you hear that your abusive former pastor is dead, the news will not bring you peace and it is unlikely to bring you joy. I am unhappy to say this but it’s true nevertheless and so there it is. What was broken in life cannot be mended by death. Death has no power to […]
“Crock-Pot” Trauma: Spiritual Abuse and Recovery
Snow melted from my boots and formed a spreading stain on the carpet. Outside, a foot of fresh powder lay untroubled by tracks. The University had cancelled classes for the day but I had several time-sensitive matters to attend to. So I drove in on slush-greased roads to my basement office in southern Maine. A […]
Liberty for Captives 