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.

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.

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.

Parenting from guilt, fear, or silence can quietly wound our families for years. In this reflection, I share what God showed me about surrender, wisdom, and healing these generational patterns.

In seasons of crushing, it’s easy to question everything—our identity, our discernment, our calling. But even in the silence, Jesus walks beside us, just as He did on the road to Emmaus. This meditation on Isaiah 53:5 is for anyone piecing together what life has shattered.

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