A Century of Trauma, Part 2: How Each War Affected America’s Trauma
Henry Lang came to Downton Abbey to take over as the Valet to the Lord Grantham when the Lord’s previous valet had to leave suddenly. This fictional account of a household of the English aristocracy is originally set during the early days of World War 1. The writers of Downton Abbey researched how the war…
Book Review: “Paul, Women Teachers, and the Mother Goddess of Ephesus”
In the 90s, I attended a conference at Regent College in Vancouver, B.C. The speaker was one of the translators of the NIV, and I had the privilege of sharing a meal with him. I told him I had two New Testament translation questions for him if he had the time and the inclination. He…
Why Churches Disbelieve Victims and Believe Pastoral Abusers
He was the principal of the Christian school which met at the church. His dad was the Senior Pastor. He had four years of teacher training and all the obligatory certifications, internships, and education needed. He added a Masters Degree in Theology and another Masters in Educational Administration. He was fully qualified to do the…
Embracing Reality: Part 2 of the Myth of the Wonderful marriage
Though every situation is different, a likely explanation for why couples split is that one or both partners lost their ability to tolerate their incompatibilities.
The Myth of the Wonderful Marriage – Overview,
I have told almost a dozen couples over the past month the same thing: There is no such thing as a wonderful marriage. I don’t tell them this because I am a marital skeptic. I have been married for 38 years. I have a good marriage. But it is not a wonderful marriage. I believe…
How Pastor-Abusers Choose their Targets
In her 1998 novel, “Where the Heart Is“, author Billie Letts tells a dark story of two victimized women, Novalee Nation and her friend Lexie Coop. Both of them have suffered hardship and heartache at the hands of the people closest to them. Novalee has been consistently abandoned by everyone. Lexie has been beat up…