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They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace. -Jeremiah 6:14, NIV A common theme I’ve noticed over the years is how mental illness seems present with cheaters. They are often highly unstable types. Now, I am not a mental health provider and … Continue reading “Whacked Out Crazy Cheaters”…

The scab fell off and instead of a pretty little scar, it revealed a gaping raw hole in my side. Now I’m learning about how wounds heal.…

The scab fell off and instead of a pretty little scar, it revealed a gaping raw hole in my side. Now I'm learning about how wounds heal.…

The scab fell off and instead of a pretty little scar, it revealed a gaping raw hole in my side. Now I’m learning about how wounds heal.…

They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace. -Jeremiah 6:14, NIV The pressure from Christians to appear forgiving towards adulterous spouses or exes is incredible. This pressure was enshrined in my ecclesiastical trial to retain my minister’s license. They probed around … Continue reading “The Insane Church-y Pressure To Appear “Forgiving””…

By Elizabeth Prata Source: Facebook Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church is full of superlatives. The ‘biggest’ church”? Saddleback Church in Orange County, California. The ̵……

They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace. Jeremiah 6:14, NIV Unconditional forgiveness pushers are like the people mentioned here in Jeremiah 6:14 treating gaping wounds with boo-boo kisses. Either they do not know the first thing about dealing with the … Continue reading “Flaky Forgiveness Trivializes Trauma!”…

The Text: Jeremiah 18:18–23 18 Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah — for instruction shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from……

The Text: Jeremiah 18:18–23 18 Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah — for instruction shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from……

“You live among scorpions” (Ezekiel 2:6). The life of an Old Testament prophet was not easy. A reading of the Old Testament reveals the problems and the challenges the prophets faced as they procla……