Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
A wise king winnows the wicked and drives the wheel over them. (ESV) A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them. (Holman) Proverbs 20:26 Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of the grain from the scaly, inedible chaff that surrounds it. After the harvest has been threshed, winnowing… Continue reading Threshing and Winnowing
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart.... (Matthew 11:28-9 KJV) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQzE_GBo86g In the Bible, the word we translate as meekness — praǘtēs — does not connote weakness. Nor does it convey a submissiveness that is easily… Continue reading Meek does not mean weak, but a special strength that does not pay back evil for evil.
