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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:April 11, 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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Case of the battered boundaries

  • Post published:August 6, 2021
  • Post category:Healing from Toxic Church/My Story
  • Post last modified:March 12, 2025

Why, in midlife, did I suddenly find my boundaries battered and my adulthood denied? The answer hinged on the skewed view of womanhood in my church culture.

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Masters of misdirection

  • Post published:May 31, 2019
  • Post category:From: The Elijah Blessing
  • Post last modified:December 11, 2024

Masters of misdirection spend their lives using anyone, everyone, to get whatever they want. They do it so subtly, so skillfully, that the exploited ones usually do not know they’re being used.

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Grace triumphs over power

  • Post published:October 3, 2018
  • Post category:From: The Esther Blessing
  • Post last modified:April 11, 2025

If you have suffered at the hands of the self-absorbed, the biblical book of Esther was written for you. Far from the fairy tale we've imagined, Esther's story shows us how to overcome the chaos and destruction wreaked by narcissists who care only for themselves.

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Countdown to The Esther Blessing: 8

  • Post published:February 17, 2013
  • Post category:From: The Esther Blessing
  • Post last modified:March 14, 2024

Minipost: The extent of the havoc one narcissist can create. Quote from The Esther Blessing: Grace to Reign in Life.

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