(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
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Steven Tracy affirms that The Unique Nature of Sexual Intimacy Makes its Abuse Uniquely Destructive
After writing the post The Unique Nature of Sexual Intimacy Makes Its Abuse Uniquely Destructive, I was reading Steven Tracy's great book, Mending the Soul [Affiliate link] and came across the following. Tracy writes: Sexual abuse is incredibly damaging because, as creatures made in God’s image, sex is the most powerful bonding activity in which we can… Continue reading Steven Tracy affirms that The Unique Nature of Sexual Intimacy Makes its Abuse Uniquely Destructive