Download or read book Raped in the House of God written by Jim Parker and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-04-13 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raped in the House of God is an invaluable resource for anyone trying to understand the lifetime effects sexual abuse by priests has on a person's life. Author Jim Parker tells his story of soul murder and his ongoing journey of recovery. His story recounts not only the immediate catastrophic impact of a 12-year-old boy being sexually abused, but how his parents' request to keep the abuse a secret led to over forty years of frustration and self destructive behavior. Parker gives the reader details of how his life has been altered, including: His loss of purpose Inability to achieve in school Distrust of men Failed relationships with family and others Inability to set clear boundaries Years of isolation Three failed marriages Raped in the House of God is a must read for other survivors of clergy sexual abuse, their families, concerned Catholics seeking to better understand the crisis facing their church today, and health care professionals charged with the challenge of helping survivors.
Download or read book Raped in the House of God written by Jim Parker and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-04-13 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raped in the House of God is an invaluable resource for anyone trying to understand the lifetime effects sexual abuse by priests has on a person's life. Author Jim Parker tells his story of soul murder and his ongoing journey of recovery. His story recounts not only the immediate catastrophic impact of a 12-year-old boy being sexually abused, but how his parents' request to keep the abuse a secret led to over forty years of frustration and self destructive behavior. Parker gives the reader details of how his life has been altered, including: His loss of purpose Inability to achieve in school Distrust of men Failed relationships with family and others Inability to set clear boundaries Years of isolation Three failed marriages Raped in the House of God is a must read for other survivors of clergy sexual abuse, their families, concerned Catholics seeking to better understand the crisis facing their church today, and health care professionals charged with the challenge of helping survivors.
Download or read book Flame of Yahweh written by Richard M. Davidson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Flame of Yahweh offers a thorough exploration of gender relationships and sexual activity in the Old Testament. Topics include sexuality in Eden, the elevation vs. the denigration of women, exclusivity vs. adultery and pre-marital sex, permanence vs. divorce and remarriage, intimacy vs. incest, and sexuality in the Song of Songs.
Download or read book Raped in the Church written by Mohadeebah and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is not intended for everyone to read or for everyone to like; it is for the millions of people who have been unjustly raped in the church, without any type of human justice or foreseeable biblical justice. This book is for those who have been hurt or abused in the natural, psychological, mental, physical, and the spiritual realm. If you are a new convert, do not read this book, because some things may shock you or even shake your faith in your local lay members or clergy, who do not deserve any unjust criticism. Some stories may seem unreal but they are based on real life events of everyday people who you see or are seen in the sanctuary worshiping God never knowing what they are going through or why they leave the church today, some even convert to other religions. As a result of hurt and frustration many never return to the organized church and prefer a relationship with God through television evangelist. I am not targeting Christianity but most of the stories and events are from people who are or once was a Christian, I must say in all fairness I must say that I‘m a Christian and this book is written from a Christian point of view. It’s written to heal as well as inform that not everyone in the church is of the church, meaning the kingdom of God. To the clergy and lay members please remember this the Lord said (woe unto the Shepherd that scatter MY Sheep), he said that we are the sheep of his pasture. Many people in leadership today seem to forget that very important fact, that we are not theirs to command and bid as they see fit. If you choose to read this book, you will always have an awareness of what is going on with those who have been spiritually raped. Some people may not believe you when you tell them what you have read and what you learned which is fine. Remember they did not believe Jesus either. Finally as one pastor once said to me many years ago (that education stuff isn’t going to get you anywhere), he/she didn’t know that the bible has been translated by some of the best scholars of our time, and our theology has had may contributors throughout history. From the Quakers, Shakers, Lutheran, Catholic, Jews, and even Mormons. The lord said that knowledge would steadily increase, and if a man lacks knowledge or wisdom let him ask God who gives limberly and upbraids not.
Download or read book Suffering and the Heart of God written by Diane Langberg and published by New Growth Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's seen slave dungeons in Ghana. Genocide in Rwanda. Systemic sexual abuse in Brazil. Child abuse and domestic violence in the US. After forty years of counseling abuse survivors around the world, Dr. Diane Langberg, a world renowned trauma expert, remains certain that what trauma destroys, Christ can and does restore. This book will convince you, too, of the healing heart of God. But it's not a fast process, instead much patience is required from family, friends, and counselors as they wisely and respectfully help victims unpack their traumatic suffering through talking, tears, and time. And it's not a process that can be separated from the work of God in both a counselor and counselee. Dr. Langberg calls all of those who wish to help sufferers to model Jesus's sacrificial love and care in how they listen, love, and guide. The heart of God is revealed to sufferers as they grow to understand the cross of Christ and how their God came to this earth and experienced such severe suffering that he too is "well-acquainted with grief." The cross of Christ is the lens that transforms and redeems traumatic suffering and its aftermath, not only for the sufferer, but it also transforms those who walk with the suffering. This book will be a great help to anyone who loves, listens to, and seeks to help someone impacted by trauma and abuse. There is no quick fix, but there is the hope for healing through the love of God in Christ.
Download or read book Molested in God s House written by Robert Newmiller and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After thirty-two years of complete silence, Robert Newmiller feels compelled to share his early church life and the result of an ensuing struggle that played out within the deepest regions of his heart and mind. Although he once trembled at the thought of speaking of the past, he now sees that the hand of God's providence was at work within the darkest of circumstances, and he now understands that his brokenness and tears served a greater purpose. Join Newmiller as he shares his past in Molested in God's House. 'This is the poignant story of the journey of a soul. A soul born to trust, damaged by betrayal, tormented by the loss of faith, then emergent with God's love renewed. Mr. Newmiller courageously shares the lifelong ramifications of sexual abuse. He challenges us as a society to stop this evil and protect our children. He espouses the power of God in accepting and granting forgiveness and then reintegrating love, hope, trust and faith into his life and the life of his family.' Susan Pronchik, guidance counselor 'Molested in God's House is a journey of faith that starts out in the wide-eyed wonder of a child, takes us through the sequences of the most evil depravity that life can mete out to one person, and comes full circle to a living faith restored to a new and greater dimension.' Karen Tomlinson, founder, Step by Step Learning Center 'This book is a roadmap of sorts that speaks to the hearts of all fallen Christians who believe incorrectly that they have fallen too far from our Creator's love to find their way home. It proclaims: You are welcome again in your heavenly Father's house!' Jim Femino, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter
Download or read book Ruined written by Ruth Everhart and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2016 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 Christianity Today Book Award winner ("CT Women" category) "It happened on a Sunday night, even though I'd been a good girl and gone to church that morning." One brisk November evening during her senior year at a small Midwestern Christian college, two armed intruders broke into the house Ruth Everhart shared with her roommates, held all five girls hostage, and took turns raping them at gunpoint. Reeling with fear, insecurity, and guilt, Ruth believed she was ruined, both physically and in the eyes of God. In the days and weeks that followed, Ruth struggled to come to grips with not only what happened that night but why. The same questions raced through her mind in an unrelenting loop--questions that would continue to haunt her for years to come: Why me? Where was God? Why did God allow this to happen? What am I being punished for? Told with candor and unflinching honesty, Ruined is an extraordinary emotional and spiritual journey that begins with an unspeakable act of violence but ends with tremendous healing and profound spiritual insights about faith, forgiveness, and the will of God.
Download or read book Rid of My Disgrace written by Justin S. Holcomb and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2011 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps adult victims of sexual assault move from brokenness to healing. This book outlines a theology or redemption and includes an application of how the disgrace of the cross can lead victims toward grace.
Download or read book When A Good God Allows Rape written by Joy Tan Chi Mendoza and published by OMF Literature. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Satan meant for harm, God meant for good. God's grace transformed pain, emotional distress, and suffering into a vibrant, purposeful, and rich life. Refusing to hide behind the dark memories that wanted to hold her captive, Joy Tan-Chi Mendoza shares her story, helping her readers towards strength, encouragement, and the healing of sexual trauma and abuse. (Harold J. Sala, author and friend)
Download or read book Raped But Not Forgotten written by Jessie Bailey and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-09-13 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all want to be loved, to be included, and to be safe. Often, life puts us in positions of deep pain, betrayal, and open vulnerability directly at the mercy of the cold, stiff, and unrelenting people with power. It is in these times that we have a choice--to lean into God or to grasp for worldly coping mechanisms to help us get through. Raped but Not Forgotten shows us how God meets us in the secret places and ministers to us in our deep need. Through the eloquent exploration of her own personal story and the biblical stories of sexual abuse, Jessie calls us to a closer trusting in God. She gives us the precious ointment she has gleaned through her own trials to help others gain healing in theirs. Jessie reminds us that, ultimately, it is our choice, but if we choose wisely, "in due season, we shall reap, if we faint not" (Galatians 6:9 KJV).
Download or read book Mary and the Mouse the Mouse and Mary written by Beverly Donofrio and published by Dragonfly Books. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Mary, a girl whose family lives in a big house, is learning things at school, a young mouse whose family lives in a small house within the big one is learning the same things at her school, and when the two eventually meet they become friends.
Download or read book Ruined written by Ruth Everhart and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 Christianity Today Book Award winner (“CT Women” category) “It happened on a Sunday night, even though I’d been a good girl and gone to church that morning.” One brisk November evening during her senior year at a small Midwestern Christian college, two armed intruders broke into the house Ruth Everhart shared with her roommates, held all five girls hostage, and took turns raping them at gunpoint. Reeling with fear, insecurity, and guilt, Ruth believed she was ruined, both physically and in the eyes of God. In the days and weeks that followed, Ruth struggled to come to grips with not only what happened that night but why. The same questions raced through her mind in an unrelenting loop—questions that would continue to haunt her for years to come: Why me? Where was God? Why did God allow this to happen? What am I being punished for? Told with candor and unflinching honesty, Ruined is an extraordinary emotional and spiritual journey that begins with an unspeakable act of violence but ends with tremendous healing and profound spiritual insights about faith, forgiveness, and the will of God.
Download or read book Raped by Man Saved by God written by Tamar Village and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raped by Man, Saved by God is a true story of a child who was raped at the age of fourteen. A dark secret happened that left the child in a closed world all by herself, never wanting to come out, until God transformed her life. This book is to show others that through adversities come triumphs. Reading this book will inspire and challenge anyone who has been a victim that with Gods help, theres nothing impossible that you cannot achieve.
Download or read book Forgiving the Dead Man Walking written by Debbie Morris and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Willie, the death-row prisoner in Dead Man Walking, was convicted of raping a woman who tells her story here.
Download or read book God B C written by Anthony Phillips and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1977 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God B.C. is a clear and profound introduction to the spiritual world of the Old Testament, providing a highly readable introduction to the nature of the God whom Jesus called "Father." It charts the relationship between God and God's people Before Christ, and how that relationship informs our understanding of grace. This revised and much expanded work revisits the subject in the light of recent scholarship, enabling us to see how the whole Bible reveals the character of our humanity as well as that of God's divinity.
Download or read book The Book of Deuteronomy written by Peter C. Craigie and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1976-08-12 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deuteronomy is a book about a community being prepared for a new life. Hardship and the wilderness lie behind; the promised land lies ahead. But in the present moment, there is a call for a new commitment to God and a fresh understanding of the nature of the community of God's people. Though the scene is set more than three thousand years in the past, Deuteronomy is still a book of considerable contemporary relevance. The book of Deuteronomy, however, is not only a book of contemporary relevance. It has been, and continues to be, one of the most important and debated works in modern biblical scholarship. - Author's preface.
Download or read book The Dinah Project written by Monica A. Coleman and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexual violence is rarely discussed in church, despite the rising incidents of rape, sexual assault, molestation and incest. The Dinah Project, which gets its name from Genesis 34 - the rape of Dinah, Jacob's daughter - was borne out of the author's decision to start healing through the church after being raped. The result is this book and an entire ministry program to assist churches in responding to sexual violence. The Dinah Project describes programmatic ways in which a local church can respond to the crisis of sexual violence in the community. By sharing the lessons of one church, this book proposes detailed methods for instituting a church program. The Dinah Project provides church activities ranging from providing resources for members to ways to organize a full-time church ministry, and many stages in between. Topics include planning worship services, conducting community education workshops, working with local agencies, establishing a board of directors and holding therapy groups at the church. With checklists, forms and detailed explanations, this user-friendly book guides any interested individual from basic information about sexual violence to tips on budgeting for programs.
