Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
IMPORTANT UPDATE In a recent article, “The Meaning of Hebrew תשׁוקה,” Journal of Semitic Studies 61 (2016):365-387, Andrew A. Macintosh did a thorough study of the word תְּשׁוּקָה (teshûqâ) and came to an interesting conclusion. He said (red emphasis added by me) — In summary, I conclude that ‘desire’ is not a proper rendering of… Continue reading The change of Genesis 3:16, ESS, the colonial code of relationship, and a call to bystanders
Abusers falsely accuse their victims. And often an abuser falsely accuses their victim of the very sins that the abuser is most habitually indulging in. It is very important to know this, because many folk mistakenly think that abusers engage in projection. The mistake is easy to make because "projection" is a psychological term that is much misused; even… Continue reading Projection — A misused and misapplied term
