One of the most common scenarios that Christian domestic abuse victims relate to me is that after they have asked their church for help with the abuser, they have not been believed. Then, after a characteristic progression of events, the victim determines that she must separate from and / or divorce her abuser. At this… Continue reading Your Church Needs to Stink
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Dear Nora: A Response to Questions about 1 Peter 3
The following is a reply I wrote to a lady we'll call Nora, who asked an excellent question about the meaning of 1 Peter 3:1-7 in light of Abraham's encounter with Pharaoh when he instructed Sarah to say she was his sister. Oh, by the way, Sarah was Abraham's half-sister as she was the daughter… Continue reading Dear Nora: A Response to Questions about 1 Peter 3
