Unnecessary control
“Unnecessary control is the mark of dysfunction for me: a dysfunctional church, a dysfunctional family, a dysfunctional political system, etc.” – Christian Janeway on The Wartburg Watch, Twitter
Odds and ends
I only just recently heard that Genesis 3:16 is being used to justify domestic abuse. The thinking is: “She was trying to dominate me, so I had to rule over her.” I have a hard time fat…
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Julie Owens: Protecting the Flock
“God hates divorce. But he hates abuse more.” One woman’s journey to educate local clergy about domestic violence
Clergy Sexual Abuse: If she consented to sex with her pastor, is she guilty? — Spiritual Sounding Board
Clergy Sex abuse, consent, sexual abuse, pastors who abuse, Tullian Tchividjian *** Last week I got in a Twitter debate with someone and I wanted to post a few significant tweets on: clergy sex abuse We were referencing Tullian Tchividjian and the sexual relationships he had with women while he was married and serving […]
Zeal Without Knowledge: Bible Interpretation that Leads to Mercilessness and Injustice — A Cry For Justice
I have written on this subject and on the following Scriptures in other posts. But they have been on my mind again the last few weeks. I keep seeing them violated by Bible teachers, pastors, and counselors of a certain type. Recently I have seen this “zeal without knowledge” pattern in publications by writers of […]
Rancor…is not from God’s Spirit
Respect is Earned.
New beginnings
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” Fred Rogers
Law versus Love
©by Velour/MtnShepherdess
Nick Bulbeck’s comment on The Wartburg Watch:
“But I came across a great quote on someone’s blog a few years ago. I’ve not been able to find it since, otherwise I’d attribute it, but the best I can do is say that I didn’t come up with this. It goes, as near as I can remember it, thus:
Where law is paramount, rules matter more than people; and Christians will hurt people in order to obey the rules. But where love is paramount, people matter more than rules; and Christians will break the rules in order to protect people.”
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From David Hayward/TheNakedPastor’s website to go with his cartoon above, used by permission:
“Here are 10 reasons why law is easier than love:
- love means you have to trust the good in people
- love means you can’t predict outcomes
- love means you can’t control people
- love means you can’t inflict your anger on others
- love means you can’t reject people who aren’t like you
- love means you can’t predetermine the character of a community
- love means you can’t decide who’s in and who’s out
- love means you accept people as they are and will be
- love means you don’t think you are or know better
- love means you… what’s your #10?”
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