Category: Psychological Theology
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Above Board or Overboard? Healing from Purity Culture
Using mature discernment and wisdom in applying scriptural principals is essential to a healthy relationship with the Lord and others. It is not a new trick to abuse God’s word by using it to justify abhorrent behavior. The Father of Lies twisted scripture for self-serving means to tempt Jesus to follow him into sin…
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Spiritual Bypassing
Spiritual Bypassing is the use of spiritual practices and beliefs to avoid or suppress unresolved personal or emotional issues.[1] In the community of my ministry setting (white, American, southern, evangelicals) emotions and physical reactions to situations are often treated as things to get over instead of clues that lead to better mental health.…
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