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Healing from toxic church – seeking what is precious, and truly God

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When evil seems invincible: Two surprising sources of hope

  • Post published:November 9, 2023
  • Post category:From: The Esther Blessing
  • Post last modified:June 13, 2025

Where two malignant narcissists ruled, so did ruthlessness. Where evil seemed invincible, Mordecai and Esther seized on two surprising sources of hope and life.

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Mary Magdalene stuck her neck out

  • Post published:September 25, 2022
  • Post category:From: Return to Your Rest
  • Post last modified:May 21, 2025

Thank you, Mary Magdalene, for coming to Jesus. Your story shows: REST is humbly serving the One who always treats me with high respect, entrusts me with significant responsibility and involves me in things of first importance.

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Witchcraft in the church

  • Post published:September 16, 2022
  • Post category:Healing from Toxic Church
  • Post last modified:June 7, 2025

In the church, those obsessed with manipulating, intimidating and dominating can pose as those serving God. And we can be very fooled for a very long time.

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Dear weary one, can we talk about the spirit realm?

  • Post published:July 22, 2022
  • Post category:From: Return to Your Rest/Spirit-to-spirit with God
  • Post last modified:December 8, 2024

When it comes to dealing with anything spirit, the church has a long history of ignoring, twisting, adding to and taking away from the truth that gives us rest.

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I will fear no evil: Resting in God’s very present help

  • Post published:October 15, 2021
  • Post category:From: Return to Your Rest
  • Post last modified:March 2, 2025

At times, David found himself in a very dark place. When he sang, “I will fear no evil,” he confessed: “Evil is real – but God’s ever-present help is greater.”

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Door of hope

  • Post published:February 22, 2017
  • Post category:Knowing and Going with God
  • Post last modified:March 16, 2024

Mini-post with notable "door of hope" quote from Catherine Marshall.

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