Author: Barbara Roberts

Author of "Not Under Bondage: Biblical Divorce for Abuse, Adultery and Desertion". cryingoutforjustice.blog. mysteryofiniquity.blog. Survivor of abuse. Advocate for victims of abuse.

Romans 8:28 has been mistranslated. It should not be used as a platitude to mollify someone who is suffering.

Barbara Roberts11 Comments

Romans 8:28 should be rendered, "God works all things together with those who love him". N.T. Wright says Romans 8:28 has often been mistranslated. And it's silly to use it as a platitude to mollify those who are suffering.

The Billy Graham rule, avoid all appearance of evil, and keep women out of the loop

Barbara Roberts33 Comments

Supposedly, Billy Graham imposed this rule on himself: never to meet alone with a woman who wasn't his wife. The Billy Graham rule is used by legalistic men to keep women at a distance from important discussions in churchianity. "He had no concept how to be my friend." — The Billy Graham Rule Gone Wild,… Continue reading The Billy Graham rule, avoid all appearance of evil, and keep women out of the loop