God is loving but not lenient. In our American culture, we seem to define love as leniency. In fact, the first synonym for lenient in my Webster’s New World Dictionary is loving. But then it goes on: soft, easygoing, permissive, mild, yielding, pampering, indulgent, among others. Peter Kreeft, the Catholic writer, says, “Love is the …
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God of the Details
“Let’s see if they have a remote control receptacle.” Jerry and I were ready to check out at our local Farm and Fleet. He’d installed a block heater in our diesel Golf so it would start on cold winter mornings, but at 1,000 watts, the heater would run up our electric bill if it operated …
Reject the Shame
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 …