Words matter. At a recent wedding, the pastor quoted Genesis 2:24, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” For some unknown reason, my mind went to the King James version: “…a man…shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be…
The small group re-traumatized me. As I drove home, my heart was heavy as I realized what had happened and wondered if it was possible to stay in a relationship with people who had no idea what our relationship was doing to me. Traumatized Trauma is “an emotional response to a terrible event.” I can’t…
No matter our religion or our Scripture of choice, humans have tremendous power over interpretation. I would go so far as to say that we determine to a large degree what we hear God saying to us. Most disturbingly, this happens without our awareness. Humans are most likely to believe what we hear or read…
I’ve missed a few of my weekly blog posts. I was on vacation, working on my book, and distracted by other matters. In particular, during the past week I went on a tangent as I spent time “talking about something that is only slightly or indirectly related to the original subject.” While I don’t regret…
Is it possible that every generation sings some version of “Give me that old-time religion?” I wouldn’t have thought so until I discovered that the song dates back to 1873. The lyrics don’t mention Jesus or His message, but they are nevertheless a staple of many Protestant hymnals and different iterations grace the airwaves of…
Digging deeper into the hidden questions in a passage and finding a richer way of living life.