We are quick to label manipulation in the Church—but far slower to recognize the quieter pattern of Absalom. This reflection explores how offense, influence, and accountability intersect in leadership, faith communities, and beyond.

Not all help is loving. Not all strength is righteous. Sometimes stepping in too quickly interferes with the very work God is doing in a person.

Many of us grew up thinking dysfunction was normal. But healing begins when we break agreement with familiar patterns of emotional abuse and choose the freedom of truth. This is the journey from survival to peace, from old roles to a new way of living.

When a parent heals but the child still hurts, it creates a tension that only Jesus can hold. Healing is possible across generations—but every heart must choose that path for themselves.

Not all silence is the same. Some silence wounds, and some silence heals. This reflection explores the difference between abusive silence, fearful silence, and the holy silence Jesus modeled—a silence of surrender, trust, and deep intimacy with the Father. Learn how God uses quiet moments to strengthen us, break destructive cycles, and lead us into freedom.

Letting go in love doesn’t mean giving up. It means trusting God to heal the places where parenting and pain have collided. This reflection offers hope, clarity, and gentle wisdom for parents navigating old wounds and generational patterns.

painful family moment became the catalyst for clarity and healing. When God allowed the “perfect storm” to surface old wounds, He also asked me one question that changed everything: “What would you have done differently?”

Isaiah 53:3 reveals a freedom most of us never learned to walk in. The commentary on this verse in The Passion Translation footnote reads: “ Jesus was the most emotionally whole and healed man to ever walk the earth. He did not absorb the insults and rejections of even his own neighbors.” That statement went straight to my heart. And what I heard the Holy Spirit whisper in response was this: “You are not damaged goods.” If Jesus—fully human, fully feeling—could walk through r

We can love, pray, and intercede—but we cannot heal another person. Here’s how God meets us in surrender and begins restoration in our families.

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