Our Mission
The mission of
Bruised Reed Ministries
The mission of Bruised Reed Ministries is to provide resources that both inspire and enable people to seek an intimate relationship with God. Our desire is for everyone to receive the abundant and fruitful life on this earth that He longs to give to all who turn to Him and ask.
The vision of
Bruised Reed Ministries
Is to see the lives of millions transformed as they integrate the Word of God and the Spirit of God into their daily lives. We are not an alternative to church, but a supplement. Many people fellowship with God mostly in Sunday service and at religious events—and there are benefits to this. But these benefits don’t compare to the comfort, healing, peace and abundant life that we experience when The Word and The Holy Spirit are part of our daily lives. We hope the resources we provide will encourage more people to integrate God and His help into daily life.
Nothing in this world is more life-changing and powerful than the Word of God and the Presence of God. The Word of God is given to us through the Bible, to be taught and preached. The Presence of God is given to us through the Holy Spirit, to be with us as a comforter and guide. Jesus removes the guilt and shame that stands in the way of receiving both, giving us uninhibited access to the Father, to Himself as the living Word, and to the Holy Spirit.
The Word of God
The Word of God has life-changing power. Many people are unaware of its power to heal and redeem. I’ve been a Christian for forty years, but I didn’t fully experience this power until my last ten years as a Christian.
I was in bondage in many areas of my life—financial, sexual, mental, and emotional—despite being a devoted Christian who loved God deeply. I even went through a period of hopelessness. I didn’t complain about how terrible life was, but I lived without really living—without much enjoyment, fulfillment, or hope that life could get better. I accepted that I had failed God, people, and myself. I believed I’d wasted my potential and would never experience the abundant life Jesus promises believers. I was prepared to simply survive until I could go to heaven.
But everything changed when I began to listen to anointed men and women preach God’s Word and to study it deeply. As His Word began to penetrate my heart and thinking, my hope and life were restored. I now have more peace, laughter, joy, patience, and goodwill toward others than I’ve ever had. I’m excited about this life, not just the next one. And even though the world has grown more troubling, remarkably, I feel safer than I ever have. It is all because of the power of God’s Word and God showing me how to receive it. I prayerfully hope that Bruised Reed Ministries can help you experience a more abundant life.
The Spirit of God
The Spirit of God is not an abstract idea but a living presence. He longs to be with us as a partner and guide. When we move beyond intellectual knowledge of Him and learn to live with Him in genuine fellowship, our lives become fuller, richer, and more purposeful.
God reveals Himself in ways we can truly sense—sometimes even physically—leaving no doubt that He is present and speaking to us. These encounters deepen our trust and assure us that He is real and actively working in our lives. Even brief moments in God’s manifest presence transform us at our core, giving us courage and strength to live with purpose and confidence.
Too often, we imagine that worship is about summoning God through louder singing or more intense praying. But true worship opens our awareness to His presence—it does not conjure Him. In stillness and surrender, we discover that He has been with us all along.
For centuries, the church as a whole has wrestled with the idea of such personal encounters with the Spirit. But over the past century, Christians from nearly every denomination have increasingly embraced these tangible, life-giving experiences of His presence.
This is not theory for me; it is deeply personal. I would never have survived my own journey without embracing the Spirit in this way. Words alone cannot capture it. That is why we encourage people not only to read about Him but to experience His presence for themselves—to step into the joy and transformation that comes from being in His presence. This is why we launched Sycamore Tree Ministries to show people through worship how to cultivate intimate relationships with Him.
From Jesus’ baptism to His final words to the disciples, the Spirit remained at the center of His work. He promised that those who receive the Spirit would receive power and that the Spirit would remind them of everything Jesus taught. Jesus taught that the Spirit should not be resisted or dismissed, because He is the heartbeat of life for a Christian—the One who comforts, guides, performs miracles, and empowers. Jesus did not treat the Holy Spirit as distant or mystical but as near and relatable. This is why Bruised Reed Ministries considers the Holy Spirit to be a pillar of our faith, and of our life, just as He was for Jesus.
Access to God
My Struggle with Shame
Since I was a teenager, I’ve dealt with low self-esteem and shame. Sometimes they had crippling effects, such as depression and overwhelming feelings of failure. Although I became a Christian over 40 years ago, I spent the first 30 years in bondage. I knew I had Christ. I knew He loved me. I knew I was redeemed and would go to heaven.
I also knew I wasn’t experiencing life to the fullest or living up to my potential. I simply was not the person God created me to be, and I knew this deep inside. This knowing was often torment and frustration. At times, it led to a loss of hope.
How Hopelessness Destroys People
Nothing destroys a person like hopelessness. Hope is what keeps us alive when troubles come in life. Without hope, there’s only one road—giving up. Hopelessness leads to death. If not physical death, you experience life as the walking dead, numb, with very little joy or happiness.
Another thing hopelessness does is rob you of self-expression. Not being able to express your authentic self is a terrible way to exist. It feels like dissatisfaction with who God made you. It’s a feeling of brokenness, incompleteness, and a deep sense that God made a mistake with you and that there was no hope.
How Shame Separates Us from God
Whether it’s the deep shame of feeling like God made a mistake with you, or the more common shame that comes when life doesn’t work out, the result is the same. You feel unworthy to approach God, or you harbor suppressed anger toward Him—either way, shame and blame build a wall between you and God. So shame keeps you distant from the very One who could help you. But the cross was God’s way of removing the barrier that separates us. Through Jesus’s sacrifice, God was saying He would take care of our guilt and shame so we could come to Him without fear or anger.
The Cross and God’s Unconditional Love
My deliverance began when I truly understood that Jesus’s death on the cross was God’s unconditional love and forgiveness—the complete removal of shame and guilt from my interactions with Him. In our faith, it can be difficult to fully embrace God’s unconditional love. God created us to exercise dominion over our lives and surroundings, so we rightfully want to achieve and be accountable. The part of us that wants to accomplish things on our own, without partnership with God, is very strong. The problem happens when we fail or fall short after giving everything we have—or when others shame us for things beyond our control like poverty, race, gender, or family circumstances. Either way, shame is waiting to condemn us, destroy our hope, and separate us from God.
In God’s perfect timing, He introduced me to preachers and teachers who had experiences like mine. God had also set them free from condemnation and shame.
Our Mission
Experiencing shame for so long has given me deep appreciation for the freedom Christ delivered to me. It’s created in me a passion to help set free those who are suffering the same way.
This is at the heart of my calling to ministry and why we launched the ministry, NoShameGospel.org. Our mission is to help people fully embrace the work of the cross and all the benefits it brings—healing, freedom, and abundant life. We do this by properly teaching the power of the cross and helping people truly understand what Jesus meant when He preached the forgiveness of sin.