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Spiritual Abuse: Grow More Discerning and Be Less Manipulable

Posted on January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 by Jess Connell

Last fall, I unexpectedly encountered someone I haven’t seen in decades. Mercifully, it was in a crowded setting where we did not have to interact, and I don’t think he ever saw me. I didn’t even recognize him at first. But when I was young and impressionable, that person-across-the-way deeply impacted my life through manipulative…

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When the Tallest Trees Crack and Fall: Christian Leaders, Sin, & Disappointment

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Jess Connell

Last fall, we took our 12-year-old son away for a weekend of hiking and discussion while we worked through the Passport 2 Purity material together. When we went for our longest hike, it was a blustery day with heavy winds. As we went deeper down into the canyon, the pines at the top of the hill…

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