One mark of a dysfunctional marriage, family, or church is that others within the system are not supposed reveal the secret. What is the secret? You are not to tell anyone about the way things really are in this marriage, this family, or this church. After all, what would people think? Of course, I do… Continue reading Mark of Dysfunction: Keep this Deadly Secret
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I Have Heard So Many Secrets
Through the years, as a minister, I have sat with person after person and listened to sad, difficult stories. I have heard so many secrets. The alcoholic father who told me of his affair with his high school daughter’s friend. The foster children who told me of a cruel woman who isolated them in a… Continue reading I Have Heard So Many Secrets