New Bloggers, New Series

Two bloggers that I have recently added to the "Journeymates" list are Run With It (written by Cindy Bryan), and Emerging Grace, who blogs under a pseudonym much as Brother Maynard does (and for similar reasons).

Cindy is just beginning a series on Idolatry in the church, which I'm looking forward to reading as it's developed. Check out the Introduction to her series. It looks like it will be an interesting one.

Emerging Grace has been posting a series about spiritual abuse, how to define/recognize it, its effects on those who have been abused, and some concrete steps to healing and forgiveness.

Both of these women are gifted, thoughtful writers, and I'm glad to have met them in the comments here, and then found the rich resources that their own blogs represent.

Emerging Grace's posts can be read sequentially:

1. Shattered Illusions
   
2. Spiritual Abuse: Defined and Described
   
3. Betrayal: When It Gets Personal
   
4. Leaving
   
5. Grieving
   
6. Healing
   
7. Unhealthy Body

Another good resource is David Johnson & Jeff Vanvonderen's The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse. This book is one of the best I've found that deals with this topic, and it's worth getting because you'll end up lending it to many people, long after it's been helpful to you. Jeff Vanvonderen also has an online presence at Spiritual Abuse Recovery.