1. There's a resurgence of Christian parenting talk that view childish behavior w/ a distorted adult lens, that focusses too much on soul, and not enough on developing body, mind and heart.
My parenting generation is only now coming to terms w/the deep damage that can do.
Feb 9, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
I was closely involved with much that's reported in this story.
I was a longtime GCC member and a staff member during David Gray's tenure. I knew him and his family.
I know some of the women referenced, and some of these stories. They are the tip of a toxic iceberg. 1/3
There are more women in churches affiliated with GCC through TMS and the ACBC world, with stories that are just as bad as these. Mine was a pale shadow in comparison. But it's because of what I endured that I feel such holy anger on their behalf. 2/3
Sep 7, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
With respect and love, the argument that the reason so many women live within complementarian/partriarchal systems is because they "choose" to, or because they believe it will benefit them, is a strawman and a myth. 1/
Many women in comp/patriarchal systems are born into them physically and/or spiritually. And we are (or were) shaped to believe that giving up our agency is the first step towards flourishing in them. And so we do (did). 2/
