On today's episode, we continue with author Donna Bibeau Herring as she shares how she broke away from her life of abuse and found healing and forgiveness for her abusers.

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⁠⁠Abused in Jesus' Name⁠⁠

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As a child, Donna was abused in some of the most heartbreaking ways possible, at the hands of her Christian family members. On today's episode of the podcast, we'll hear part one of my chat with Donna, as she delves into her story of abuse in Jesus' Name.

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Abused in Jesus' Name

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After decades of pretending he had an "extramarital affair," a victim has come forward to say that she was sexually abused by Robert Morris of Gateway Church beginning when she was just 12 years old, and continuing for nearly 5 years.

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Pastor Robert Morris Resigns from Gateway Church

Did the Gateway Elders Know He Molested a Child?

Just when I think John MacArthur couldn't possibly say anything worse than all the terrible things he's already said, he goes and surprises me. Recently, dear John stated publicly that mental health disorders aren't real, and that children who take medication for them may end up as drug addicts and criminals. On today's episode, we'll talk about why these comments are particularly harmful for survivors of sexual abuse.

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John MacArthur Denies Mental Illness

Ignite Life Center, an Assemblies of God Church in Gainesville, Florida, has been in the news since last summer due to repeated arrests for the sexual abuse of minors. So, how do three predators end up in the same church? We chat about it on today's episode.

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Three Lawsuits Filed Against Ignite Life Center

More Sexual Abuse Arrests Made at Ignite Life Center

This story hits close to home, as in, just down the road from where I live. A Southern Baptist pastor in the Keys has been arrested after a 15-year-old girl says he plied her with alcohol and assaulted her on a couch inside the church. Even all the media scrutiny over the SBC's handling of sexual abuse, public outrage, lawsuits and the their focus on "Caring Well" doesn't seem to be deterring their leaders from sex crimes against children.

A common theme among survivors of clergy sexual abuse is victims feeling a responsibility to protect their abuser from being "found out." On today's episode, we're taking a look at Tammy Woods's open letter to Mike Bickle of IHOPKC, and tackling the question, why do abuse victims so often feel the need to protect the people who abuse them?

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Open Letter to Mike Bickle from Alleged Victim Tammy Woods

The plot has thickened in the IHOP KC / Mike Bickle saga, with two women claiming that Bickle began sexually abusing them when they were only 14 and 15 years old, dating all the way back to the beginning of Bickle's ministry in the 1970s. Are we dealing with a "struggling" sheep, or a wolf who is struggling to keep his sheep's clothing from slipping? We chat about it on today's episode.

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Woman Claims Mike Bickle Sexually Abused Her When She Was 14

3rd Woman Says Mike Bickle Sexually Abused Her, Beginning at 15

Today we're finishing up our chat with Andy Weber and Paige Weber, MA, MO-PLPC, EMDR, former staffers at International House of Prayer, where founder Mike Bickle has been accused by multiple women of grooming and sexual abuse.

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The Roys Report Articles on Mike Bickle and IHOPKC

The allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse by International House of Prayer founder Mike Bickle keep piling up, and on today's episode, we chat with Andy Weber and Paige Weber, MA, MO-PLPC, EMDR, both of whom served on staff at IHOPKC in the past. Paige and Andy give valuable insight into the culture at IHOP that has led to the current situation making headlines.

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Articles on IHOP from the Roys Report

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Mirror of Misconduct: How IHOPKC's Crisis Manager Embodied Image he was Hired to Fix

It may seem like a no-brainer to a person who has never experienced sexual trauma, but whether your experience was actually sexual abuse can be a common question for survivors of sexual abuse. Today on the podcast, we'll define sexual abuse in its many forms, and help you determine the answer for yourself.