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Why do intelligent people stay in a cult?
Recently I had a very helpful conversation with someone who spent her childhood in "The Lord's Recovery", but who, by eleven years old,...

Ruth Wise
Jul 185 min read
My Open Letter Regarding "The Lord's Recovery" (June 12, 2025)
To Anyone To Whom this Matters, I love God. I love the Bible. I love all believers. I believe when and where there is love, in deed and...

Ruth Wise
Jul 817 min read


"The Lord's Recovery" Tragedy - Parallels to Astroworld 2021
Recently I watched a documentary called "Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy." The tragedy described reminded me of my experience in "The...

Ruth Wise
Jun 199 min read
An Empath's Survival Guide for "The Lord's Recovery" & Other High Control Groups
A mother-figure and I were talking recently, about a recent death by suicide. It took place in the same church/locality where my daughter...

Ruth Wise
Apr 152 min read


"She's in Close Association with Jo Casteel."
A couple of years ago, a dear brother whom I have known for decades called me, very grieved about my marriage situation. I'll refer to...

Ruth Wise
Mar 133 min read


"Thankful for the Scars" - A Precious Memory
The other day I heard a song on the radio ("Scars" by I Am They), and it meant a lot to me, so I have been meaning to post about it. The...

Ruth Wise
Feb 65 min read


Belonging to Each Other
Did you know that the Bible says we believers belong? We do. We belong... to each another. Romans 12:4-5 (NLT) says, "Just as our bodies...

Ruth Wise
Jan 261 min read


Injustice Anywhere...
https://kwize.com/quote/2616 What is injustice? What is justice? In the Christian sect in which I was raised, where people are shamed for...

Ruth Wise
Jan 205 min read
My "95+ Theses" - at least a start
I've been thinking about Martin Luther's 95 theses, and decided to spend time on this first day of my winter break to write some of my...

Ruth Wise
Dec 22, 20241 min read


Growing Awareness, from a Cult of One to a Family Cult to a "Church" Cult
Cult of One (Relationship characterized by narcissistic traits): I won't go into all the details as to how I began to recognize that I...

Ruth Wise
Dec 10, 20249 min read
Such a Refreshing, Necessary, Healthy Word
I want to write much more, but due to exhaustion, I'll just recommend this youtube video: "The Heretical Submission Doctrine of Jimmy...

Ruth Wise
Dec 5, 20242 min read
"The Lord's Recovery" and Sociopathy
I looked up "sociopathological group dynamics" after listening this evening to Les Carter's podcast, "How Sociopaths Take Narcissism into...

Ruth Wise
Oct 22, 20247 min read
"If criminals go unpunished for crimes, they will keep repeating them again and again. It's as simple as that."
Watching this video tonight, it is hard not to draw connections. A threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere . In...

Ruth Wise
Oct 21, 20242 min read


The BIBLE is being disobeyed in "The Lord's Recovery"
Dear fellow believers, I again am appealing to your conscience. ...if you are quiet when you ought to speak, you have sinned. “If a...

Ruth Wise
Oct 21, 20248 min read


"The Lord's Recovery" Forcing Out John Ingalls
In ShepherdingWords.com there is an article: Were Max Rapoport and John Ingalls “Forced Out”? The article is not even worth quoting at...

Ruth Wise
Oct 19, 20247 min read


Coercive Control IS Punishable Domestic Violence
Although I cannot speak completely openly about my marital situation, until a legal separation is finalized, I have learned the hard way...

Ruth Wise
Oct 18, 20244 min read


Collective Trauma
One thing I have learned more than ever, through opening up online, is that more people than we may realize have been deeply wounded in...

Ruth Wise
Oct 17, 20241 min read


We Cover Each Other, Knowing the Real Condition...
I don't believe REAL love is blind. I believe REAL love sees EVERYTHING, and LOVES unconditionally. Because GOD is LOVE. To all who have...

Ruth Wise
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Applying my "Verse of the Day"
Hi! I subscribe to receive a "Verse of the Day" from Youversion... Today's verse is, "The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God...

Ruth Wise
Sep 30, 20245 min read


"...elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone..." I Tim. 5:20
[Please note: I removed the video to which I refer in this blog, based on a request from my dear friend, a daughter of the brother of...

Ruth Wise
Sep 27, 20244 min read
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