Little children, keep yourselves from idols. (1 John 5:21) I have known the family members — wives and children — of patriarchal men. Men who parade as eminent Christians. Men who have been taught and who believe that they are the "priests" of their home. And I have experienced the frustration and grief of being… Continue reading The Patriarchal Father as Idol god
Tag: John (epistles)
The Apostle John Provides us a Model of How to Address an Abuser in Church
I have written something to the church, but Diotrephes, who likes to put himself first, does not acknowledge our authority. So if I come, I will bring up what he is doing, talking wicked nonsense against us. And not content with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers, and also stops those who want to… Continue reading The Apostle John Provides us a Model of How to Address an Abuser in Church
