The Way Up: Healing Wounds from Church Hurt
This podcast will look at wounds and trauma that result from church or religious groups. I will discuss the process of healing from these wounds that can be so damaging spiritually to so many through my experience as a Christian pastor and several years as a member of a toxic cult.
Episodes
28 episodes
Episode 28: Spiritual Warfare and Church Hurt
In this episode I discuss the effects of Spiritual Warfare in causing Church Hurt. Spiritual Warfare involves our battle with unseen forces of evil - demons. Church Hurt comes when the demons will influence spiritually weaker people...
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Episode 28
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10:42
The Way Up! Episode 27: Judging Correctly
In this episode I discuss a verse that has been misused by many that leads to control and Church Hurt. That is the phrase from Jesus where He says, "Do not judge or you will be judged." However this is just a small part of a longer ...
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Episode 27
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11:40
Episode 26: The Treasure of Knowing Jesus, Part 4
In this episode I continue discussing the Treasure of Knowing Jesus. I finish talking about the 7 Keys to Intimacy with God with the sixth and seventh keys. Key 6 is to Seek His Glory and 7 is to Seek His Face. I conclude by s...
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Episode 26
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12:30
Episode 25 - The Treasure of Knowing Jesus Part 3
This episode is part 3 in my discussion of The Treasure of Knowing Jesus. I continue talking about 7 Keys to Intimacy with God. I review the first three keys - Tent of Meeting, Worship and Addiction to God's Presence. I then i...
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Episode 25
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12:37
Episode 24: The Treasure of Knowing Jesus Part 2
In this episode I continue discussing the great Treasure of Knowing Jesus. I begin discussing the keys to developing intimacy in knowing Jesus. The first key is to have a Tent of Meeting where we are spending time regularly with Him...
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Episode 24
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11:13
Episode 23 - The Treasure of Knowing Jesus
In this episode I discuss the treasure that we gain when we know Jesus deeply and intimately.There is great value in helping us heal from our wounds of Church Hurt, but it also helps protect us from further wounds or triggering that can occur. ...
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Episode 23
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12:04
Episode 22: How God Can Use It All for Good
In this episode I discuss how God can take our wounds and trauma and use them for good. I relate this to the story of Joseph in Genesis 37-50 in the Old Testament. God is able to use brokenhearted people to help other brokenhearted ...
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Episode 22
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12:10
Episode 21: How to Forgive
In this episode I continue the topic of forgiveness when we have been wounded from Church Hurt. After discussing what forgiveness is not and then noting the benefits of forgiveness in the two previous episodes, I give a process for how to...
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Episode 21
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11:40
Episode 20 - The Benefits of Forgiveness
In this episode I continue discussing a big part of healing from our wounds and that is forgiveness. I focus on the benefits that occur to us spiritually, physically and emotionally when we forgive those who have hurt or traumatized us.&n...
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Episode 20
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10:06
Episode 19: Clearing Up Misunderstandings of Forgiveness
In this episode I begin discussing the need for forgiveness in healing from Church Hurt. I discuss discuss misunderstandings about forgiveness and clear up what it is not - such as forgiveness is not about being weak or losing but actuall...
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Episode 19
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10:57
Episode 18: Overcoming Triggers Related to the Trauma
In this episode I discuss how we can overcome experiences that can trigger the pain and trauma of the Church Hurt. These can be reminders of past events, warnings of dangers ahead, or new information related to the trauma. In each s...
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Episode 18
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11:34
Episode 17 - Divorce is Not Unforgiveable Part 3
In this episode I continue my discussion regarding a common source of Church Hurt and that is divorce. I discuss that God offers forgiveness and grace for divorce, just as for any other sin. And that a church should offer the same i...
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Episode 17
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11:46
Episode 16 - Divorce Is Not Unforgiveable Part 2
In this episode I continue discussing healing from divorce and Church Hurt. I discuss how God has been divorced from faithless Israel but offered mercy. I also discuss how some people judge people who have divorced as either "guilty...
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Episode 16
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11:29
Episode 15: Divorce Is Not the Unforgiveable Sin
In this episode I discuss the trauma that comes from divorce and may be further wounded by Church Hurt. There are answers and encouragement that bring healing. And that includes forgiveness, as divorce is not the unforgiveable...
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Episode 15
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10:45
Episode 14: Seeking Truth of Authority Part 2
In this episode I continue to discuss the importance of seeking truth regarding authority in church settings. So much Church Hurt comes about because of the misuse of authority or having authorities who are not worthy, despite outward app...
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Episode 14
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11:36
Episode 13: Seeking Truth of Authority
In this episode I continue discussing the importance of truth in healing from Church Hurt. This time I discuss finding the truth of authority which has been twisted so much in toxic religious organizations. The truth of authority po...
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Episode 13
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10:48
Episode 12: Seeking Truth Part 2
In this episode I continue discussing the need for understanding truth in healing from the wounds of Church Hurt. So much of Church Hurt occurs because Bible verses were "twisted" by being taken out of context and misused. The value...
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Episode 12
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10:21
Seeking Truth
This episode discusses seeking truth to overcome Church Hurt that often came from teaching of twisted Bible verses. The twisted verses were used to control and keep people in bondage while the truth of the verses can set us free. I ...
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Episode 11
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10:47
Episode 10: Overcoming Desperate Insecurity Part 2
In this episode I continue discussing the principle that everyone is desperately insecure. I continue about how we can overcome our own desperate insecurity. I say we can do this by being transformed by changing our way of thinking....
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Episode 10
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9:55
Episode 9: Overcoming Desperate Insecurity
In this episode I continue discussing the principle that everyone is desperately insecure, with the focus this time of overcoming our own desperate insecurity. This can be done through God's plan of sending His Son Jesus Christ to restore...
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Episode 9
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10:07
Episode 8: Desperately Insecure Part 2
In this episode I continue the discussion about the principle that everyone is desperately insecure. I explore it further and how understanding it helped me. I illustrate how it specifically helped in regard to the source of the mos...
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Episode 8
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10:28
Episode 7: Desperately Insecure
In this episode I discuss a something that helped me in my healing from the wounds of Church Hurt. It is the principle that everyone is desperately insecure. By coming to realize this it helped me to understand what was happening in...
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Episode 7
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9:21
Episode 6: Witnessing a Healing Place
In this episode I discuss my experience at a children's home in Ecuador. I observed children who had been through serious trauma show healing through smiling faces and great attitudes. The process that I saw was that they were remov...
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Episode 6
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9:45