Survivors of domestic abuse often feel that God doesn't love them much. You can know in your head that Jesus loves all believing Christians, but that's not the same as knowing it emotionally, in your heart and your belly. A survivor recently expressed this to me in an email. She's given me permission to use… Continue reading I don’t feel that God loves me much
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Interpreting Bible narratives – how much can we apply them to domestic abuse?
A while ago, Jeff wrote a post called Lord, do not forgive them, for they know exactly what they are doing. The post discusses how Sanballat was trying to undermine the rebuilding of the wall in Jerusalem, and how Nehemiah prayed in response to Sanballat's scorn. It's been put to me that the Sanballat story and… Continue reading Interpreting Bible narratives – how much can we apply them to domestic abuse?
