Mending the Soul

02/12/2026

You're invited to a Benefit Dinner for Mending the Soul - Deeply Rooted!

Join us for an evening of powerful stories of transformation that highlight the healing work God is doing from the roots up in our community and across the globe.

6:00pm on Saturday, March 14
Willamette Christian Church
3153 S Brandywine Dr.
West Linn, OR 97068

Register here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/deeplyrooted/event/deeplyrooted/

01/22/2026

And that's that's scary. I often tell my students, uh, I spent 30 years teaching seminary students. Um I wonder, and we should all be asking ourselves, 50 years from now, what will Christians looking back say about our confident conclusions from scripture? Like, well, the the way I can look back 150 years ago and say, how could those Christians in the South have thought that? Yeah, but uh we're we're no less susceptible. And one of early in the book, I talk about um pre-w prerequisites for a healthy interpretation of scripture, and one of those is a receptive, humble posture.
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01/20/2026

Scripture tells us the pride that the protecting the vulnerable is at the heart of God. That is a mandate from scripture, and if we're not hearing that, uh you know, as as a uh a community, we're misreading scripture, and that happens all the time. My goodness, that happens.

Listen to the whole podcast: www.soulsession.org

01/20/2026

When you’ve been wounded and no one believes you…
When you finally speak and people look right through you…
When the ones who should have protected you respond with silence, distance, or spiritual clichés…

That kind of suffering leaves you asking the question nobody wants to say out loud:
Does God even see me?

In this devotional, Dr. Steve Tracy reminds us of something Scripture shouts again and again:

God sees. God hears. God feels. And God responds.

Not with cold distance.
Not with spiritual platitudes.
With presence… compassion… and rescue.

If your heart is tired, if you’ve carried pain quietly, or if you’re learning how to trust again, this one is worth a few minutes of your time.

Editor's note: Enjoy today's devotion written by Steve Tracy, author of To Heal or to Harm: How Scripture Can Be Poison or Medicine to Abuse Survivors. * At the height of World War 2, Primo Levy, a brilliant Italian chemist, lost his job, home, and freedom. Solely because he was a Jew, Levy....

01/19/2026

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." MLK

01/16/2026

We are grateful for partners in ministry like Julie Roys.

Two church leaders address how Scripture can be used to harm or heal abuse survivors—and how Jesus reframes faithful interpretation.

01/08/2026

"God delights in transforming the very things Satan and abusers perpetrate to destroy us. God loves to hijack the most painful, evil events and turn those very ashes into beauty." - To Heal or Harm

Mending the Soul

01/07/2026

Now available—and already a #1 New Release in Christian Pastoral Counseling! To Heal or Harm by Steve Tracy (Mending the Soul) offers a compassionate, Scripture-centered path for abuse survivors, helping untangle harmful interpretations and rediscover the healing heart of God’s Word. Get your copy today: https://amzn.to/4psWxJa

01/07/2026

10/20/2025

Over the past couple of weeks, Hope Nights hosted by MTS partners in Portland and Phoenix have brought people together to hear incredible stories of healing from the Congo and to join the mission of bringing hope to the hardest places. God is moving in powerful ways!


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09/24/2025

Steve had the opportunity to join Dr. Paul Louis Metzger to talk about the upcoming release of "To Heal or Harm." This is going to be a valuable resource to correctly interpret scripture around trauma and abuse.

New Wine Director Dr. Paul Louis Metzger reflects on the significance of suffering and silence followed by his interview with Dr. Steve Tracy of Mending the Soul.

08/29/2025

AN UPDATE FROM STEVE ABOUT CELSTIA'S SURGERY
Celestia is finally out of surgery. I just spoke with Dr. Morrey, and he said the procedure went very well. They removed a lot of bone fragments and successfully implanted a prosthetic shoulder joint. She will be in the hospital tonight, and barring any complications, we should be able to fly home Saturday morning. Celestia was incredibly faith-filled going into this huge surgery. She is amazing.

Thank you so much for your prayers. Now the work of healing begins.