Any kind of childhood abuse leaves a residual of shame. The child asks, instinctively, though usually not in actual words: “What’s wrong with me to be treated so badly?” “I must be really bad for Daddy to hit me so hard.” “Why does Mommy ignore me—am I not worth her attention?” “I really am a …
Author Archives: Karen
Seek the Best
Self-control, never a lively virtue, seems in danger of death in American culture. Proverbs 25:28 says: " A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls." Self-control is sacrified to satisfy whims whipped up by advertising meant only to make money. Few advertisers care for our best interests. Fast food is …
A True Escape
No one escapes sin. That’s been brought home to us this week. Invading the school houses in tiny towns, gunmen in Colorado, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania have shattered the American mythology of rural righteousness. We want so much to believe there are pockets of peaceful community yet abounding in our recently Christian culture. But it is …