Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. (Matthew 13:20-21 ESV) True story An… Continue reading Seeds sown on rocky ground: Lessons about the abuser’s mentality
Updated July, 2024 by Barbara Roberts. When Jeff Crippen and Barb Roberts were co-leading this blog, Jeff was adamant that an abuser cannot be Christian, and I (Barb) publicly went along with his position. Privately, I tried to persuade him to add more nuance to his position, but he would not listen to me. As… Continue reading Why an Abuser Cannot be a Christian: The Argument Re-stated
