Christianese Platitudes About God’s Timing are VERY Hurtful, and They Need to STOP. Here’s Why.

“I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all!" -- Job 16:2 (NKJV) Many Christians take comfort in common Christianese sayings, but I rarely find much comfort in them, because I do believe that so often, they're just a bunch of tired old sayings evangelicals say to badly hurting people to shut them up. And …

Scrupulosity is Actually One of the Greatest Blessings We Could Have. Here’s Why.

"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, …

The Irony of Lordship Salvation and Galatians 6:8

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” – Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) I was looking at an article about Galatians 6:8 at faithalone.org by Dr. Bob Wilkin, and it inspired me to do this blog post. Here is the link to the …

The Litmus Test of Parental Love

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” – John 15:13 (NKJV) Just as narcissistic people all over the world lie and pretend to love their romantic partners, but in reality, they NEVER loved them AT ALL, there are also a lot of parents who will claim …

Worm Theology, Offenses, and the Gospel

"Then He said to the disciples, 'It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.'" -- Luke 17:1-2 (NKJV) I never will forget …

The “Unfairness” of Father God

"Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’" -- Matthew 22:37-39 (NKJV) Around two weeks ago, maybe three, I got to really thinking about Jesus's famous parable …

Special Prayer Request for People Who Reject Christ Because of the Abuse of Professing Christians

"Then He said to the disciples, 'It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.'" -- Luke 17:1-2 (NKJV) Hello, everyone. This is …

Replaceable?

"I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works,and that my soul knows very well." -- Psalm 139:14 (NKJV) In the past, I've heard the disturbing argument that children should tolerate abuse, neglect, and disrespect from their parents because they only have one mother and they only have one father. But I challenge people, …

What Forgiveness Truly Means

Psalm 103:8: The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. (NKJV) Psalm 103:6: The Lord executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. (NKJV) In my earlier days as a born-again Christian, I greatly struggled with forgiveness. And one thing that I do believe the Holy Spirit has been bringing to my remembrance here …

How Satan Perverts Forgiveness Into a Weapon

"No weapon formed against you shall prosper..." -- Isaiah 54:17a (NKJV) "Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. -- Romans 12:19 (NKJV) Back when I was a teenage girl growing up, I was in emotional agony constantly over …