Road Out Of Oz
The Conclusion
Dorothy began as a wide-eyed, little girl; innocent and dressed in gingham. She loved her family, she loved her dog, and she dreamed of a wonderful place beyond the rainbow. She didn’t plan a fearful encounter with Elmira Gultch, and she didn’t expect the unsympathetic responses of her family and friends. She wasn’t prepared for…
Quote – Forgiveness
“Forgiveness does not override memory. Forgiveness overrules memory.” Bret Legg
A Seemingly Absent and Questionable God.
For some, their sexual abuse becomes their reason for rejecting the idea of a loving and powerful God. But for those victims who continue to believe in a God who is all-seeing, all-loving and all-powerful, the experience of sexual abuse raises some deep and difficult questions. Questions like: Where was God when I was being…
Quote -Injury
“Sexual abuse is a violent injury that mangles a life, but left unaddressed it grows into a chronic fatigue that mutes a life.” – Bret Legg
Well-Meaning Christians with Simplistic Theology
A Christian friend is no different than any other friend. It breaks their heart to see you suffering, and they want to do or say something to help and encourage you. But Christian friends have an added concern. They not only worry about you personally, they worry about you spiritually. They worry that what you have…
Quote – The Past
“…a life in the past cannot be shared with the present. Each person who gets stuck in time gets stuck alone.” From the book “Einstein’s Dream, by Alan Lightman.
A Love-Hate Relationship With Forgiveness
Most people, whether they are religious or not, would agree that holding a grudge and hanging on to bitterness is not helpful. In an article entitled Forgiveness: Letting Go of Grudges and Bitterness the Mayo Clinic gives the following negative effects of holding a grudge: It can bring anger and bitterness into every relationship and new…
Quote – Silence
“Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Elie Weisel from his Nobel prize acceptance speech in 1986.