Abuse Claims the Power of Life and Death Over Others

The killing of a mother and her two daughters by an evil, wicked "husband / father" in Ohio is still weighing on my mind today as additional facts are being reported in the news. Appended to the end of this post is an excerpt from one of the news accounts. Lessons, lessons, lessons — these… Continue reading Abuse Claims the Power of Life and Death Over Others

Bride of Christ or Bride of Frankenstein?

Listen to this quote from Steve Tracy, author of Mending the Soul [Affiliate link]. It is taken from his paper entitled Domestic Violence in the Church and Redemptive Suffering in 1 Peter. Tragically, domestic violence in Christian homes appears to mirror the high rates of the general society. For example, Lee Bowker's survey of 1,000 battered… Continue reading Bride of Christ or Bride of Frankenstein?