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It’s Totally Okay to Have Scars

Posted onDecember 28, 2019December 28, 20194 Comments

I can’t erase my scars. I can’t change my past, or the influences that shaped me into the man I am today. But that’s okay. Read More …

CategoriesMy Life, Spiritual AbuseTagsAbuse, ATI, Conservatism, False Prophets, False Teaching, Fear of the Lord, Grace, Healing, IBLP, Modesty, My Life, Purity Culture, Sexual Abuse, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Growth, Wolves

The Most Dangerous Wolves

Posted onMay 21, 2016July 30, 20172 Comments

Growing up in ATI, I was taught to be very careful about “wolves”. Not that the word “wolves” came up that often, but the teaching was still there: Beware of anyone who doesn’t have our standards. Beware of the world. Read More …

CategoriesFalse TeachingTagsBill Gothard, False Prophets, False Teaching, Liberty, obedience, Predators, Wisdom, Wolves

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This blog is a real-time journal of a journey out of a cult. When I began this blog in 2010, I was in an abusive situation, held captive by years of programming that told me I needed to submit more, obey more, shut up, and be quiet. As a result, the early entries are laced with the toxicity of the cult teachings and legalism that I was under at the time.

Since then, my life has drastically changed. I broke free from the cult teachings and have been slowly learning to follow Jesus instead of legalistic garbage. It's been a long, hard slog.

This means that there are many posts on this blog that I no longer agree with or hold to be true. I could go back through and delete or hide them; however, at this point, I choose to leave them visible. They are the journal entries of a man leaving abuse and legalism and coming into the light of day. They provide a raw, unfiltered look at "where I was". Take them for what they are.

And if you find something you disagree with, there's a good chance that I would now disagree with it as well.

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