tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post5570194095261846203..comments2023-06-29T03:16:09.145-07:00Comments on The Virtual Abbess: Abi and November's Synchroblog: Spiritual Abuse and RedemptionAbiSomeonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-90164159132651311972014-12-17T17:21:22.146-08:002014-12-17T17:21:22.146-08:00Thanks for your thoughtful and gentle post, Peggy....Thanks for your thoughtful and gentle post, Peggy. I'm reminded of a couple of quotes.<br /><br />On the topic of domination and vulnerability, a long-ago college friend said, "Manipulators and martyrs go together in matched pairs." I think the search for understanding the many dynamics of what leads to a dominator and to a victim has become more prominent in the past few years in brad/futuristguyhttp://futuristguy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-26142230373360389522014-12-14T19:53:42.688-08:002014-12-14T19:53:42.688-08:00Thanks for reading and commenting, bro. Although ...Thanks for reading and commenting, bro. Although I have come to move away from a focus on the human heart as evil...and looking more through the eyes of God -- Father, Son and Spirit -- who love me fully with an everlasting love, and call me beautiful names because of what Jesus has accomplished on behalf of all humanity, indeed, all creation.<br /><br />I think "depravity" talk comesAbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-57452129840732776762014-12-13T05:50:28.845-08:002014-12-13T05:50:28.845-08:00Good stuff and, like you said, so often missing in...Good stuff and, like you said, so often missing in any discussion of spiritual growth. Instead, what we hear is "read the Bible and pray more." But every recovering addict or sinner (so everyone?) will recognize the truth of Jeremiah 17:9 -- "The heart is deceitful above all things . . . " C.S. Lewis makes clear in "The Problem of Pain" that we are more evil than T. Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-883413592774159452014-11-19T21:42:15.639-08:002014-11-19T21:42:15.639-08:00Thank you for reading and taking the time to comme...Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment. It is so good to know we are not alone, eh? May we each continue to find hope and courage as we journey together. Be blessed!AbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-44542131130249993492014-11-19T20:43:14.737-08:002014-11-19T20:43:14.737-08:00Abi your post is filled with wisdom and truth. I ...Abi your post is filled with wisdom and truth. I know exactly what you are talking about. I have lived through the process you have so carefully and thoughtfully described. Thank you for writing this. You are right on. Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-47083586466636694592014-11-19T18:56:40.800-08:002014-11-19T18:56:40.800-08:00Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment....Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment. I hope your thoughts are well nourished and you will find yourself strengthened. :^)AbiSomeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541511210479882916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359452384524491878.post-83044356431961183242014-11-19T18:39:47.450-08:002014-11-19T18:39:47.450-08:00I think that the root of spiritual abuse stems fro...I think that the root of spiritual abuse stems from confusion...<br />wow, this is food for thought. Thanks.The Davenportshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15274378193721336952noreply@blogger.com