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Sin Leveling: Enabling Abusers, Shaming Victims
Sin leveling, or “mutualizing,” is a term often used to describe the concept that all sins are equally bad in the sight of God. Sin leveling is a tactic that is frequently used by abusers to manipulative those under their control and to prevent victims from getting help by painting them as “equally sinful.” When…
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My Childhood Church Experience
Dear Reader, In a previous post I briefly mentioned my childhood experiences within the church. In this post, I would like to dive a little deeper into that aspect of my childhood, with the specific goal of shedding light into the dark world of child abuse within the church and how it so often happens…
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Is the “Problem or Solution” Definition of Gossip Actually Biblical?
Gossip. What is it? What is it not? I have heard different answers to this question, and for years I have wrestled with how to apply them to my own personal situations. One of the most common definitions I’ve heard is the “problem or solution” definition of gossip. In the 1970s, Bill Gothard, disgraced founder…
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Isaiah 35
Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses. Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy! The deserts will become as green as the mountains of Lebanon, as lovely as Mount Carmel or the plain of Sharon. There the…
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Sing a Song to God
Sing a song to GodPraise His holy nameSing a song to GodGive Him everythingSing a song to GodThe Helper through all timesSing a song to GodThe Calmer of all mindsWhether you are praisingOr your tears are falling strongOr if you can’t decideHow to put your life in songYet even still we move aheadThe torrent to…
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Rescue from Darkness
Looking at the bright world through the glass, I don’t know how much time had passed, Watching and waiting for a chance, To enter that world, to escape my dark past. That world seemed bright on the other side, Though mine was dark and gray. I searched and searched for a place to hide, But…
Song of the Silenced 