Christ*Biblical-Justice *Empathy*Hope *Gen 50:20*Micah 6:8: The posts on this site are my own personal opinions. They are not read or approved by CityJoy.
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Jun 15
My daughter’s new store just opened! Please check out what she is selling! lakestoriesmn.com/
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RT @DianeLangberg: “I swore never to be silent wherever and whenever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sid…
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“a false faith is capable of terrible and monstrous things.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
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"Unconditional acceptance--in spite of past, problems, and shortcomings--has tremendously transformative power." Leonard Finn
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"If we know God's approval we won't need to fear any disapproval from others." @timkellernyc
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"Research shows that we need a 5-1 ratio of positive vs negative feedback in order to get better. Parents, bosses & spouses beware!" Dr Henry Cloud
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"Research shows that we need a 5-1 ratio of positive vs negative feedback in order to get better. Parents, bosses & spouses beware!" Dr Cloud
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"Gaslighting is a form of abuse, and if you are hurting, something is not right. God gave us the gifts of experiencing our feelings — pain, fear, doubt, etc., — to tell us that something is wrong and that we need to do something about it.
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Someone who gaslights you is trying to talk you out of your experience to alleviate their shame and responsibility to an issue. It’s a tool to control and manipulate you." Dr Henry Cloud
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May 25
RT @DianeLangberg: Today, we remember and honor those in the Armed Forces who sacrificed their lives for our country. t.co/32bU1GzN…
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John H. Sather retweeted
May 24
If you don’t believe miracles happen, my op-ed on the doctrine of Providence, complete with reference to RC Sproul and the Westminster larger catechism, is the lead in the Washington Post’s opinion section of today’s Sunday edition. 😄
And for those who fighting the paywall, perhaps this might help! (And thanks again to religion editor @matthewschmitz for commissioning!)
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"If you look down at the poor and stay aloof from their suffering, you have not really understood or experienced God's grace" Timothy Keller
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May 21
Tim Keller: "Jesus is the reason to stop concentrating on ourselves".
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May 19
Three years ago today, @TimKellerNYC entered glory.
This was his most powerful message.
crossway.org/articles/the-mo…
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May 19
RT @DianeLangberg: Many trauma survivors have lived in terrible isolation, thinking their secrets were too horrible to be told. To attend t…
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May 16
Mega Christian orgs are many times governed as a “religious order” like Cru! It’s a scary precedent as staff basically lose all their legal rights if they were abused. The org leadership is the judge that decides if a staff person was abused. With no ability for legal counsel
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May 16
RT @DianeLangberg: We are not called to protect our institutions, nor do we protect the God of truth by covering up sin and/or a crime. To…
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May 13
Having seen first hand the destructive forces caused by a mega Christian org abusive retributions for exposing their wicked treatment of truth tellers is exactly what @wademullen is stating so accurately. They turn viciously on those abused and the whistleblower. Then require NDA
May 12
One of the most painful experiences of speaking truth to abusive power is watching the discussion slowly shift away from the harm itself and toward your motives, tone, credibility, and loyalty.
Eventually, the landscape is turned upside down and the truth-teller becomes the problem.
My latest article: open.substack.com/pub/wademu…
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May 12
From the book Uninvited: "So instead of running from the pain, we embrace it as necessary. We must feel the pain to heal the pain. If we never allow ourselves to feel it, we won’t acknowledge it’s there."
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