Hello my friends!
In today’s blog, I am doing something different. Today I share an interview that I recently did for the podcast Halfway There. You can listen to the podcast by clicking here.
In the podcast, I discuss:
- My early life (minute 6:00)
- Accepting Jesus in my mid-30s (minute 10:00)
- My first marriage becoming abusive (minute 14:00)
- Mutual submission in marriage (minute 18:30)
- Note: the term submit is missing in the original Greek in Eph. 5:22 (20:45)
- How I drew strength from God and the Christian community (24:45)
- When the abuse escalated (26:45)
- the futility of joint counseling with an abuser (27:45)
- The moment I decided to leave my abuser (32:00)
- Deciding to get a restraining order (34:15)
- How I held onto God during this dark time (35:15)
- How my pastors reacted when I left (37:20)
- Malachi 2:16 “God hates divorce”?
- We shouldn’t take a Christian to court?
- Ignorance not malice
- What should the church do in these circumstances? (40:00)
- Domestic Violence Guide for Churches
- Read books on DV
- Support the victim while holding the abuser accountable
- It can be messy
- What prompted me to train to be a counselor (46:20)
- I now have a private counseling practice (49:00)
- Advice for those in domestic violence (50:30)
- Hold onto the Lord and seek out healthy Christians to walk with you
It was truly a joy to share my story with Eric Nevins. Thank you so much Eric for inviting me to be on your show.
I hope my story will encourage others who are currently being abused.
Bless you all,
Caroline
