How the hell do I forgive someone who abused me as a child?!

 This is an excellent question, but the answer may not be what you think. We’ve been told that forgiveness is giving up the right to revenge; that it’s the right thing to do, and if we don’t forgive, that we won’t be forgiven. Visions of hell taunt us if we fail to forgive our abusers …

The purpose of running

Well meaning people say "Stop running from your problems!" And they are right. We need to face our problems. So why don't we take their advice and stop running? It sounds so easy, "stop", like playing the game Red Light, Green Light. But we don't stop, we continue on. We run because it's all we …