I can't listen to anything said or written by John Piper. No books, no sermons, and nothing on this website. Yes, I've tried. It's not that I don't like the guy. As far as I know, he is probably good, kind, and humble. I have friends who were grateful for his influence at certain times …
Continue reading I can’t listen to anything by John Piper. Ever.
A while back, I had to learn the difference between two states: broken and weak. Broken is... shattered, in pieces, wounded, traumatized, fractured, crippled, separated, crushed. Weak is... anemic, fragile, atrophied, unused, immature, unsteady. When your leg is broken, you put a cast on it and you get crutches, because you can't put weight on …
You know those times when you feel irrationally anxious, angry, or whatever, and you know it doesn't make sense? Maybe a little emotion is appropriate, but not the 0-to-60 that you experience...like the time you found a spider in your bathroom and you were sure that your life was in danger? Or the way you …
Continue reading I stopped trying to talk myself out of my crazy emotions.
Nowadays, I'm pretty careful about how much I share with people. But not too long ago, I decided to take a small risk and share a little of my true feelings about God with a small group of Christians. We were reading something about how God is always there for us. The official Christian "party …
It's no exaggeration...there has been a lot of emotional mismanagement in the history of the church, and at this point I don't even think this is a shocking statement. Books like Emotionally Healthy Spirituality are already out there proclaiming it. But allow me to present one survivor's take on what it's been like to grow up …
Cheap Grace I grew up in a church where everybody got along, except when they didn't. The prevailing message was, "Everybody needs grace, so be sure you give plenty of it, and it's your responsibility to give it until you haven't got anything left"...and then some. So much cheap grace was exchanged in the currency …
Here's a few things that have given me panic attacks while in a church, since PTSD symptoms have surfaced. When you're already dealing with how people close to you have mistreated and used you, it's like salt in the wound to feel like you're the only one that can't handle a normal day at church. …
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A little while back, I heard a pastor speak on missions. It was all about sharing the good news of Jesus and how every Christian can and should play a role in that. I confess that, for the past few years, my real opinion of God was so low that I thought it would be …
Yep, this is my first hate speech post. Don't worry, it won't be too much of a blood bath. I tried to use humor to lighten it, but honestly it might be kinda morbid. TRIGGER WARNING: If you're a survivor, be warned. Some of my comments here are more graphic than usual to get the …
A friend recently shared about how she was feeling pressured to attend a family event - she wanted to go because it was in honor of a loved (and non-abusive) family member, but she knew her abusers would be there, too, and normally their mere presence is enough to create nightmares and flashbacks for weeks …
Dinah's Perspective 