I have written about the sufficiency of Scripture before, but it is a vital topic that we need to keep in front of us. Distortions of this doctrine are regularly used to keep the church blind to abuse and to prevent victims from getting the help they need. Listen to this statement by Paul Washer,… Continue reading Abuse and Scripture: Paul Washer and the Doctrine of the Sufficiency of Scripture
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Abuse and Denial: More Reasons Why Pastors Don’t Stand With Abuse Victims — from Judith Herman
Once more, Judith Herman's book, Trauma and Recovery [Affiliate link], provides us with wonderful insight into why so many church leaders minimize, trivialize, and dismiss abuse victims. Listen to Herman's summation here of what Sigmund Freud found in the early years of his research on "hysteria" (i.e., Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder): This empathic identification with his… Continue reading Abuse and Denial: More Reasons Why Pastors Don’t Stand With Abuse Victims — from Judith Herman
