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		<title>Recovery from Christian &#8220;Narcissism&#8221;—Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Refer to STEP 6: I make a commitment to turn away from my pride and refuse to become like those who have abused me.
In their day-to-day operations, narcissistic ministry leaders come to believe that the ends—their ends—justify the means, regardless of what those ends might be. In their arrogance, they believe that because they are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1506&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recovering from Christian &#8220;Narcissism&#8221;—Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the problem with the narcissists who lead major ministries: they consider the way they think to be normal. They also believe their behavior—no matter how outrageous, is also normal. It&#8217;s not that they are selfish and obtuse—not at all. They really believe that they are right—that they are always right. This is what makes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1501&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recovering from Christian &#8220;Narcissism&#8221;—Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Refer to STEP 6: I made a commitment to turn away from my pride and refused to become just like those who abused me.
A surprisingly large number of narcissistic men and women lead major Christian ministries in America. Because their unique “Christianized personality disorder” is not recognized, these men and women routinely abuse those who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1493&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God&#8217;s Purpose for Your Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Refer to STEP 4: I believe that God understands my wounded-ness and He alone can heal me. 
When you see how easy some people’s lives seem to be, do you ever wonder if God is holding you to a higher standard than He does others?   So many people seem to have such a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1488&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God’s Will Not Our Own</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/god%e2%80%99s-will-not-our-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Refer to STEP 9: I humbly ask God to change anything He desires.
Most of us function in our daily lives with many false beliefs. Perhaps the greatest is that we control our own destiny. Everybody wants to believe this, but it simply isn’t true—as the vicissitudes of life teach us repeatedly.
We all want to believe [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1481&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Publishing Contract</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/publishing-contract/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I accepted an offer from Howard Books, a division of Simon &#38; Schuster, to publish two of my books.
91 days to Recovery from Religious Abuse will be published first and will be available next fall (2010) wherever books are sold.
Hi, my name Is Jack will be published the following year.
Obviously, I&#8217;m pleased. If [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1476&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding God&#8217;s Will</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/understanding-gods-will/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Refer to STEP 8: I shared my experience with a trusted friend and confessed to God the exact state of my heart.
People frequently believe they are not in God’s will because following their current path has proven to be very difficult. In this way of thinking, which is shared by millions, because the strain of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1466&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Grow Up</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/learning-to-grow-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Refer to STEP 3: I accept that the responsibility for getting back on track is mine and no one else’s.
By the time I was thirty-three, after having established my relationship with God as my core relationship in life fifteen years earlier, one might expect that I was a well-established man with strong character qualities, but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1460&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Difficulties Create Character: PART 1</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/difficulties-create-character-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Refer to STEP 4: I believe that God understands my wounded-ness and He alone can heal me. 
When you see how easy some people’s lives seem to be, do you ever wonder if God is holding you to a higher standard than He does with them?   So many people seem to have such [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1451&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Narcissistic Christian Ministers</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/narcissistic-christian-ministers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Refer to STEP 6: I made a commitment to turn away from my pride and refused to become just like those who abused me.
One of the origins of spiritual abuse comes from the narcissistic men and women who lead Christian ministries. The problem, which happens quite often, stems from a mind-set that equates the minister&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1432&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Origins of Religious Abuse: Part 4</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/the-origins-of-religious-abuse-part-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[STEP4: I recognize that God is not the abuser; people who misuse their authority are the abusers. 
Not everybody who has been abused goes quietly. Most bow their heads, tuck their tails, and withdraw to live out their days wounded and scorned, but not everybody is willing to be a martyr for the religious leader. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1438&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Origins of Religious Abuse: Part 3</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/the-origins-of-religious-abuse-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STEP4: I recognize that God is not the abuser; people who misuse their authority are the abusers.
For religious abuse to occur, arrogance on the part of a religious leader is required. People have differences of opinion all the time but, when one opinion is elevated so far above another person that it is positioned as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1427&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting for Your Beliefs</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/fighting-for-your-beliefs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[STEP 6: I make a commitment to turn away from my pride and refuse to become like those who have abused me. I abandon my desire to spread malice because of my pain and anger, and I chose to relinquish my right to be self-absorbed.
Of all the reasons for religious abuse, perhaps the greatest is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1339&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Origins of Religious Abuse: Part 2</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/the-origins-of-religious-abuse-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[STEP 4: I recognize that God is not the abuser; people who misuse their authority are the abusers.
Abusive religious leaders don’t forget the importance of God&#8217;s calling—not completely anyway. Nearly every clergyman can point to a time when they realized God wanted them to devote their careers to the ministry. That’s what makes the problem [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1405&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Origins of Religious Abuse: Part 1</title>
		<link>http://pushingjesus.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/the-origins-of-religious-abuse-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[STEP4: I recognize that God is not the abuser; people who misuse their authority are the abusers.
Somewhere in time, the idea of being called to the ministry has changed—at least for many. In this change, which at first is subtle in a person, the seeds of religious abusiveness become fertile. In the early church and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pushingjesus.wordpress.com&blog=2855141&post=1400&subd=pushingjesus&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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