Psychologist.Trauma Expert. International Speaker. Consultant. Author. https://linktr.ee/dianelangberg?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=6b3b4f52-72f4-4cb4-9419-f034fba65a75https://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mtvyox3pqs2kTrauma is a wound to the mind, the heart, the soul, and often to the body as well. We will help others and honor God when we learn to be like Him—hearing their story and sitting with their tears.25 Aug 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvyox3pqs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mttsuyu6i22mVerbal power is a tremendous power. People who have a command of words, or are articulate, can dominate a conversation, a room, a relationship, a group, or a nation. Words can be used to influence, shape, and encourage or to humiliate, deceive, maneuver, and control.24 Aug 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttsuyu6i22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mtlpoqyxgc2mWhenever abuse is exposed, it creates a crisis, and a crisis is a revealing time. It will reveal the heart of the one who is accused; it will reveal your heart to you; and it will reveal the heart of the structure or organization that is threatened by the truth.21 Aug 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlpoqyxgc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mtgxurd6ac2oWe in the church are hungry to be progressive, to get higher, to have more, to increase our numbers, and to achieve yet another level. Yet, our Savior goes back to gather up the lost things, those that have been left behind. He came to “seek and to save that which was lost.”19 Aug 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgxurd6ac2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mtbnwgddns2qPower is a gift of God and is derived from His power. Any use of power that is not Christ-like is corrupt. When one with power uses another for his own ends, the powerful has used the vulnerable for food.17 Aug 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbnwgddns2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mt7yafu3kc2cWe are called to ALWAYS protect, honor, respect, and care for the small, the vulnerable, and the powerless. To protect is not simply to prevent physical harm—it is acting in a way that bestows dignity, never shame.16 Aug 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7yafu3kc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mt24lmlo5c2tSystems that cover up abuse through deception, coercion, or abuse of power mimic the perpetrator and revictimize the victim. Tragically, many lives have been sacrificed on the altar of secrecy for the sake of the church or a perceived noble cause.14 Aug 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt24lmlo5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3msvesw3jyk2mNot a single word in the Beatitudes relates to human notions of what a kingdom is like. Human ideas of kingdom building focus on nations, race, tribe, military strength, and wealth. Jesus teaches that greatness in His kingdom is found in the character that reflects His likeness.12 Aug 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvesw3jyk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mssobvi5422r“We must oppose every form of alienation, liberate people from every kind of oppression, and denounce evil and injustice wherever they exist.” —The Lausanne Covenant11 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssobvi5422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3msq6jerzr22jScripture makes it clear that the place where God dwells must be both holy and a refuge for the poor and oppressed—both individually and as the body of Christ.10 Aug 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq6jerzr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3msij42sqhs2aThe silence about wrongdoing in our religious institutions can be rationalized and affirmed as a desire to protect the name of God. Such harmful rhetoric from leadership fosters interior silence in the victims and in the followers.07 Aug 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msij42sqhs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3msg5tdwh4s2qTrauma brings emotional darkness and aloneness because it feels like no one cares and no one could possibly understand. When we are heard by someone who seeks to understand and feel with us, we are no longer isolated and alone in our suffering.06 Aug 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg5tdwh4s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3msdopptchc2g“The single most significant factor in determining whether a religion will be implicated in violence is its identification with a political project and its entanglement with those trying to realize and protect that project.” —Miroslav Volf05 Aug 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdopptchc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3ms6zohge7k2fYou cannot talk people out of suffering, trauma, or great grief. You must go to them, sit with them, listen, and understand; then, little by little, you can begin to walk with them toward a new and different place.03 Aug 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6zohge7k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mrwvrzuc3k2gThe pursuit of truth reminds us that no matter how much we know or how many people we help, we are always a student, a disciple undergoing training. We are not the Teacher. We are only servants of the Teacher. There is no arrogance at the foot of the cross.31 Jul 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwvrzuc3k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mrsanyyxlc2wTo tolerate sin, pretense, disease, crookedness, or deviation from the truth is to do something other than the work of God, no matter the words used to describe it.29 Jul 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrsanyyxlc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mrpoyfqazk2rFaith in God is a struggle in ordinary life. Faith in God when we have seen tragedy and trauma is a massive struggle. But it is a good fight because it is a fight against those things that tried to destroy us and make us like themselves.28 Jul 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpoyfqazk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mrn3trsjw225It is not hard for humans to learn to think that mind-boggling evil and gross injustice is acceptable. It is a little-by-little seduction until we find ourselves thinking of another human being as a nasty, threatening creature not worthy to exist in our world.27 Jul 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn3trsjw225https://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mrfco5jris2fWhen you enter a life in crisis, you will not help if you swoop in, tell people what to do, and take over. You need to leave your comfort and convenience and enter in, little by little, so you can listen, understand, and be touched by their infirmities. It is about them, not you.24 Jul 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfco5jris2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mrcvbofe622uSo often, rather than suffer involvement with messy injustices and corrupt systems, we choose the quiet/easy way and sin against Justice Himself rather than allow the suffering of others and the injustices they live with daily to alter our schedules, comfort level, & tidy lives.23 Jul 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcvbofe622uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mrakcilo5c23Many adults judge their childhood experience of abuse as if they had the knowledge and resources of the adult they are now. They see themselves as weak, stupid, bad, or something that caused the abuse. It is a belief with long tentacles, and it takes much time for freedom to come.22 Jul 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrakcilo5c23https://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mr65asmj2c2aExploitation of the vulnerable person tells us about the exploiter, not the victim of that exploitation, and is always an abuse of power.21 Jul 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr65asmj2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mr3bbgatck25When we believe that measures such as membership growth and financial gain in a ministry are proof of likeness to God, we will then make decisions that silence unwelcome truths about fraud or abuse and tell ourselves the cover-up “preserves God’s honor.”20 Jul 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3bbgatck25https://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mqtp5soxoc2nIt is always the responsibility of the person with power to maintain the integrity of the relationship. Always.17 Jul 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtp5soxoc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mqmaxmw6cc2pWe know we love our systems over God when victims of abuse who come forward to speak truth are seen as the enemy—and removing, silencing, or crushing them is labeled good because we have protected what WE say is good and God’s—blind to the fact that doing so looks nothing like Him.14 Jul 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmaxmw6cc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mqjr32pmv22oTo lead as Jesus led is not just to impart knowledge but to impart life by walking with another.13 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjr32pmv22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mqc44dy6lc2cWe must never assume that someone who is gifted verbally and has theological knowledge is spiritually wise and mature. Sometimes that leader is power-hungry and self-serving, exploiting the system and its people to feed themselves.10 Jul 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqc44dy6lc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mq7xbh73as2eTeach your church that any form of abuse is NEVER acceptable to God, no matter who does it or how important the abuser is. Call your people to holiness in all the corners of their lives.09 Jul 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7xbh73as2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mq53o2moic2lPTSD is not a sufficient diagnosis for people marinated in abuse and terror over an extended period of time. Complex trauma involves interpersonal violence that is usually repeated and chronic over time and involves profound relational betrayal, deception, and coercion.08 Jul 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq53o2moic2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dianelangberg.bsky.social/post/3mpyi64uggc2sTo groom someone is to train them for a certain purpose or activity. An abuser works to bring a victim into a place they would normally reject or be horrified by if directly asked, but by doing it little by little, the end goal is not recognized.06 Jul 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:tjhvwkuqqsofmdtrjvkvrktr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyi64uggc2s