Posts with the tag “manipulation”

There is a strange irony that often lingers beneath the surface of our most well-meaning Christian communities—one we rarely confront, but often accommodate. It creeps into discipleship under the guise of kindness, weaves its way through sermons cloaked in therapeutic jargon, and quietly reshapes the definition of love until confrontation feels cruel and correction, abusive.  Read More

your journey with God does not need to look like anyone else’s. It does not need to be validated by the latest Christian resource or ministry. It is already validated by the One who called you, the One who knows you, and the One who leads you.  Read More

Sometimes we even try to manufacture a response, hoping that by going through the motions, we will stir something deeper within ourselves, or perhaps even those around us. But in those moments, the question surfaces: am I responding from a genuine connection, or am I just playing into expectations?  Read More

“Because to take away a man’s freedom of choice, even his freedom to make the wrong choice, is to manipulate him as though he were a puppet and not a person.”  Read More