To Heal or Harm: Scripture's Use as Poison or Medicine for Abuse Survivors spo-notify-me-disabled

To Heal or Harm: Scripture's Use as Poison or Medicine for Abuse Survivors spo-notify-me-disabledScripture can play a unique and profound role in the lives of abuse survivors. It can be a powerful instrument for healing or harm. Unfortunately, it is most often a source of great harm. In over two decades of abuse ministry Steve Tracy's ministry, Mending the Soul, has found that some of the most extensive trauma harm is experienced by survivors who had Scripture misused against them by abusers or the abusers' collaborators. Sometimes survivors

It is an interactive tool to be used as a companion resource to the workbook

Caring for the Vulnerable Child: Welcoming Children Who Have Experienced Neglect

It can be utilized effectively in individual healing

Rooted in Scripture and shaped by pastoral sensitivity

Tracy’s theological insights with practical reflection through Scripture readings

worker/parent child abuse education

The guide also provides practical guidance for creating safe and supportive environments where participants can engage Scripture honestly without pressure to share personal experiences

it can often feel like hope is lost and they’re doomed to stay stuck in unhealthy habits and patterns

yet lack vibrant marriages around us to emulate

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Abandonment and Abuse

Mending the Soul by Steven & Celestia Tracy