Characteristics of a Controller
There are people I come into contact with professionally who are controllers. They share many of the same characteristics, which I’ll list below: These are people who require a great deal of personal control over their lives. They are most comfortable when...
Childhood Abuse and Feelings About God
“Why didn’t God protect me? Why did he let this happen?” These are the devastatingly personal equivalents of the age-old question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” and its mirror image, “Why do good things happen to bad people?”
The Pitfall of Spiritual Rule-Giving
Across the country, denominations and congregations are dealing with the sexual misdeeds of trusted church leaders. Those who work in spiritual realms can also get caught up in the physical. The reasons for this paradox are as complicated, and as simple, as human...