It was Women’s Day the other day, and I’ve had a little time to reflect. In a recent class assignment we looked at the Proverbs 31 woman. To be honest, I’ve had a bit of a love hate relationship with her. She was both something to be admired and a symbol of oppressive ideology. You…
Bible Verses
The Great Counselor
Isaiah 9:6 is where we learn Jesus is to be our counselor; the prophet Isaiah is foretelling of the birth of Christ, “For a child is born to us, a son is given to us…and he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”. For the longest time I have struggled…
Got Faith?
There have been so many changes over the last several months. Between one of my aunts choosing to walk out of my life when I tried to set boundaries, and my husband’s job requiring us to move to another state. A lot has happened during this time. I have felt very overwhelmed. It feels as…
Stop Making This Taboo!
There are a few Christian taboo topics I want to address: taking antidepressant medications, anti-anxiety medicine, and going to counseling. Why is this taboo? Some preachers love to preach about receiving a healing from God to set us free from depression and anxiety [Which is all well and good. I pray many people will receive such healings. Heck,…
Conditions Of Forgiveness
While doing some research about what the Bible has to say about forgiveness after reading an article, Stop Telling Me To Forgive My Abuser, which really got me thinking. There was so much in that article I can relate to, and yet, in some ways it also challenged the perception of forgiveness that I’ve always been…