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"She's in Close Association with Jo Casteel."
A couple of years ago, a dear brother whom I have known for decades called me, very grieved about my marriage situation. I'll refer to...
Ruth Wise
Mar 133 min read
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"Thankful for the Scars" - A Precious Memory
The other day I heard a song on the radio ("Scars" by I Am They), and it meant a lot to me, so I have been meaning to post about it. The...
Ruth Wise
Feb 65 min read
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Belonging to Each Other
Did you know that the Bible says we believers belong? We do. We belong... to each another. Romans 12:4-5 (NLT) says, "Just as our bodies...
Ruth Wise
Jan 261 min read
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Injustice Anywhere...
https://kwize.com/quote/2616 What is injustice? What is justice? In the Christian sect in which I was raised, where people are shamed for...
Ruth Wise
Jan 205 min read
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My "Open Letter" - at least the start
I've been thinking about Martin Luther's 95 theses, and decided to spend time on this first day of my winter break to write some of my...
Ruth Wise
Dec 22, 20241 min read
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Growing Awareness, from a Cult of One to a Family Cult to a "Church" Cult
Cult of One (Relationship characterized by narcissistic traits): I won't go into all the details as to how I began to recognize that I...
Ruth Wise
Dec 10, 20249 min read
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Such a Refreshing, Necessary, Healthy Word
I want to write much more, but due to exhaustion, I'll just recommend this youtube video: "The Heretical Submission Doctrine of Jimmy...
Ruth Wise
Dec 5, 20242 min read
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"The Lord's Recovery" and Sociopathy
I looked up "sociopathological group dynamics" after listening this evening to Les Carter's podcast, "How Sociopaths Take Narcissism into...
Ruth Wise
Oct 22, 20247 min read
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"If criminals go unpunished for crimes, they will keep repeating them again and again. It's as simple as that."
Watching this video tonight, it is hard not to draw connections. A threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere . In...
Ruth Wise
Oct 21, 20242 min read
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The BIBLE is being disobeyed in "The Lord's Recovery"
Dear fellow believers, I again am appealing to your conscience. ...if you are quiet when you ought to speak, you have sinned. “If a...
Ruth Wise
Oct 21, 20248 min read
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"The Lord's Recovery" Forcing Out John Ingalls
In ShepherdingWords.com there is an article: Were Max Rapoport and John Ingalls “Forced Out”? The article is not even worth quoting at...
Ruth Wise
Oct 19, 20247 min read
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Coercive Control IS Punishable Domestic Violence
Although I cannot speak completely openly about my marital situation, until a legal separation is finalized, I have learned the hard way...
Ruth Wise
Oct 18, 20244 min read
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Collective Trauma
One thing I have learned more than ever, through opening up online, is that more people than we may realize have been deeply wounded in...
Ruth Wise
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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We Cover Each Other, Knowing the Real Condition...
I don't believe REAL love is blind. I believe REAL love sees EVERYTHING, and LOVES unconditionally. Because GOD is LOVE. To all who have...
Ruth Wise
Oct 1, 20242 min read
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Applying my "Verse of the Day"
Hi! I subscribe to receive a "Verse of the Day" from Youversion... Today's verse is, "The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God...
Ruth Wise
Sep 30, 20245 min read
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"...elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone..." I Tim. 5:20
[Please note: I removed the video to which I refer in this blog, based on a request from my dear friend, a daughter of the brother of...
Ruth Wise
Sep 27, 20244 min read
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“Peace if possible, truth at all costs.” – Martin Luther
Severe threats were made during my years in "The Lord's Recovery," using the Scriptures to instill fear in anyone who may speak up about...
Ruth Wise
Sep 18, 20246 min read
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The Practice of "Quarantining" in "The Church"
This evening I recorded a video and uploaded it on Youtube, about a very serious topic - an extremely cruel and damaging practice in...
Ruth Wise
Sep 17, 20243 min read
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Response to "Shepherding Words: Encountering Opposers"
Confronting abuse and sin in any community, and expecting accountability from leadership responsible for the well-being of members of...
Ruth Wise
Sep 13, 20243 min read
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Responses to "Shepherding Words"
Recently, I read on a website called shepherdingwords that people are using social media to bear false witness and/or spread baseless...
Ruth Wise
Sep 12, 20241 min read
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