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 …
Tag: Minimizing
The Church of Emotional Mismanagement
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 …
There is no peace!
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 