(Matthew 9:18-26 ESV) While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. And behold, a woman who had suffered from… Continue reading Abuse victims are perceived as ‘unclean’; yet they reach for the fringe of Christ’s garment
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The Shame of Abuse: How Jesus Christ Rolls Away Our Shame
(Joshua 5:9 ESV) And the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day. Shame is a subject that we all need to devote considerable effort to study and understand, especially in regard to how it… Continue reading The Shame of Abuse: How Jesus Christ Rolls Away Our Shame
