(Excerpt from When Home Hurts, by Jeremy Pierre and Greg Wilson, releasing September 10, 2021. Find more information and pre-order at christiancounseling.com)
I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever
human beings endure suffering and humiliation.
We must always take sides.
Neutrality always helps the oppressor, never the victim.
Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
– Elie Wiesel
Nobel Acceptance Speech, 1986
Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.
Keep me safe from violent men.
Psalm 140:1 CSB
Whether you are a pastor, a church leader, a friend, or a family member of someone you sense is under threat, you may feel paralyzed as to how you ought to respond to a situation you didn’t cause, you don’t know the full details of, and frankly scares you to death. But you also know paralysis is not an option when someone vulnerable is at risk.
Love is at the heart of God’s will for you in this situation. Love, in fact, is at the heart of God’s will for all of our relationships. It is the fulfillment of God’s design for us, the realization of our greatest potential (Matt 22:37-40; Rom 13:8-10). But you may be surprised to
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