Incest, rape, and adultery were all considered capital offences and punishable by death in the Bible. They were viewed as a breakdown of the sanctity of marriage, the family unit, and society as a whole leading into immorality. Since they were seen as crimes primarily committed against the community or state, and not just the victim, harsh penalties were enacted.…
Healing
Forgiveness Takes Courage
forgiveness takes time, and courage when you choose to work on it in the midst of such hurt and pain. I’m not talking about rushing into or forcing yourself into forgiving someone. Hurt and pain are part of forgiving. If there was no hurt or pain, there would be no need to forgive.
Forgiving Too Quickly
Not to long ago I read an article from Overcoming Sexual Abuse which really got me thinking. The article was titled “Stop Telling Me To Forgive My Abuser“. There was so much in this article which made so much sense to me, and yet some of it seemed to go against some of the Christian…
Quote Of The Week
One of the things that makes abuse so powerful is the myth that it’s normal.
“Only Human”…Such a Dirty Word
I don’t know when admitting we’re “only human” became such a dirty word or idea. We are only human after all. We have born within us limits of what we can and cannot take. This doesn’t make us a bad person or even a flawed one. It just makes us…human. This does not mean we have a lack of compassion…