The Tyranny of Abusive Affliction

The following post was written by one of our Anonymous ACFJ followers. (Followers? Members? Readers? Maybe we should just say "family"!). Many thanks to her. *** Affliction is something that everyone on this blog has gone through or is in the middle of right now. It is different than "trouble". Affliction bears a different sting… Continue reading The Tyranny of Abusive Affliction

How an Abuse Victim Might be Guilted by Some Christian Hymns

I am in my church office on a Sunday morning going over my sermon notes and listening to our worship music leaders practice. Among other pieces, they will be leading us in this well-known and widely cherished Fanny Crosby classic, Blessed Assurance [Internet Archive link]1. (Most of you probably know that Fanny Crosby was blind.)… Continue reading How an Abuse Victim Might be Guilted by Some Christian Hymns