In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus showed people how to be salt and light in the world. One way is to be generous with your money.

This is part three in a four part series on Deep Hurt, Deep Healing looking at how to overcome the pain of shame. In this post F. Remy Diederich looks at how God’s love and forgiveness starts the deep healing process.

This is one of any posts looking at shame; what it is and where it came from.

So much of what is called Christianity today poorly represents Jesus. It’s just bad religion. Jesus didn’t come to give us more of the same. He came to exchange something new for the old… something alive and life-changing. His resurrection was proof that his way will last.

There are natural questions that haunt us after the loss of a loved one or another tragedy. But be careful what you believe in these moments. It’s important to not try to have all the answers.

In our broken world we live in a tension between God’s love and suffering. How do we reconcile the two? Jesus’ life gives us some understanding.

What are the secrets to a successful marriage. This post outlines some of the lessons my wife and I learned in over 40 years of marriage as well as how to divorce-proof your marriage.

Forgiveness is hard, leading people to ask: Why can’t I forgive? There are reasons for that. And there is a simple shift in thinking that can help you to forgive.

It seems to be a mystery why a pastor would ever abuse a member of their congregation. But abusive pastors exist throughout the church. This post discusses the reason why some pastors might be abusive and what you can do about it.

Francis Chan left his mega church to start We Are Church. Will it succeed? Here are some reflections on the house church movement.

The book, “Broken Trust” by F. Remy Diederich was ranked as the best book on spiritual abuse by one expert.

Survivors of spiritual abuse are so often misunderstood and mistreated. This post will give you practical advice on how to treat survivors of spiritual abuse.

When your life gets out of control and filled with guilt and regret, you may think that there is no way to God’s forgiveness. But there is hope. You can start over.

Your sin and failure can seem so overwhelming that you may believe you are beyond hope. But God’s forgiveness is so thorough that he sees you as perfect in his eyes. How is this possible?

Sometimes past regret causes us to want to give up on life. But what if you could be forgiven and start your life over? Read an excerpt from the book, Starting Over, finding God’s forgiveness when you find it hard to forgive yourself.

Churches that spiritually abuse people have common characteristics. Here are six traits from the book, Churches that Abuse.

In this post I offer a free sermon series for pastor to preach in the weeks leading up to Easter looking at how to overcome loss, failure and personal setbacks.

Toxic faith and spiritual abuse are related but distinct. Spiritual abuse grows out of wrong thinking about God by both the abuse and the abused.

We face unmet expectations every day. They affect us emotionally and can throw us of track if we aren’t aware of what’s happening. This post offers practical advice on how to respond well to unmet expectations.

Powerful people don’t understand what it’s like to be powerless. Their lack of empathy causes them to be judgmental. Understanding powerless people can change that.