I have a wonderful blogging friend named Angela and her blog was one of the first ones that I started reading at the beginning of this year. She has been a great source of encouragement for me and I was completely thrilled when she asked me to do an interview for her website...King's Daughters. Needless [...]
Author: bishopswife
Hey there! I'm Jana Bishop.
I am an advocate for those that have suffered the pain of spiritual abuse. Please know...you are not alone. God can and will redeem what was lost and stolen.
Feeling Risky?
Barry and I spoke with an old friend last night and in the midst of the conversation he mentioned something that I can't get out of my head. He said: "The average life span consists of roughly 70 years. 70 years equals around 25,000 mornings. Don't allow anything to stand in the way of you [...]
Answers Please
Lately when I have sat down to write it feels like the words just pour from my heart. Maybe it's from years of just wishing I had a place like this to visit. To be able to read about someone elses journey. Reassurance that I wasn't alone in the things I faced as a minster and minster's [...]
Can No = Yes?
When Barry and I came to California to interview for the ministry position at our current church, we fell in love with everyone and everything immediately. We realized within hours of our arrival that we were home. During that weekend we engaged in a number of conversations with the elders and pastors, church leaders and youth. [...]
Are You Afraid Too?
I am Afraid...but I don't want to be... Recently I logged on to Anne Jackson's blog and read an old post titled "Are You Afraid to be Amazing?" Anne's blog is wonderful and if you would like to check it out, you can click here. Here's the excerpt from Anne's post that got my attention: I wish I had [...]
Who’s Looking out for You?
I've recently been asked why it has taken me this long to share openly about the spiritual abuse that Barry and I endured years ago. Simply said...we were still under the impression that we were to cover the leaders that abused us and misused their authority in our life. For us to speak up and [...]
Barry’s Post
Storms reveal the god we serve. My god was clearly people; specifically pastors and leaders I served in my mid and late 20's. But, really...it came down to ME. As a young man learning what it was to be a husband and minister, I was more often scared than confident. When it came to confronting what I knew to be [...]
On The Path Toward Healing
A friend of mine is an AMAZING artist and she just posted this painting on Facebook today. Once I saw it, I knew I needed to share it with everyone...especially those that are hurting. All of her work is inspiring because she has used painting as an avenue of healing in her own life. Feel free to [...]
Here’s the Issue
This post will go deep very quickly...hang on folks. 🙂 I sat teary eyed last week, talking about my blog. I realize between my last post and this one...you all probably think I'm just a mess. Well, I'll help you out. I am and I'm not afraid to admit it. I have issues too...just putting [...]
Wrestle vs. Run
"Babe, you've wrestled with God a number of times in your life...but you never ran away from Him." I looked up to see Barry smiling in my direction as he spoke. I was slightly downcast, feeling as though my blog has become an absolute beast. 🙂 I never really intended for this to be more than [...]
