Chris (Half the Battle)
@Half_theBattle
Elder, teacher at Christ Community Church of Mt Airy, MLP/RWBY fan, vintage GI Joe/Transformers/Star Wars collector, friend of Emi. Prov. 16:19; Jer. 22:3.
I'm still fairly new to being an elder, but anyone is welcome to listen to my sermons: cccmtairy.org/content.cfm?id…
Trauma survivors don't share their story for "attention." Most of the "attention" most survivors have ever received for speaking out has been profoundly negative. If they're taking the risk to share their story, they're doing so hoping it can connect them w/ care, not "likes."
As some of you know, I lost my home and everything in it, which means all of my @petsematarymov artwork and original posters done by artists from around the world are gone! I’m hoping to find some to replace them and start a new collection. Please help if you know where to look.…
How to comfort someone for those who don’t know how 🧵
It misrepresents God when we tell victims of atrocious, life-changing abuse to simply forgive and forget. Forgiveness of any wrong, let alone a life-shattering one, is never a “just do it” task.
To survivors: I hope the right person, at the right time, uses words that gives you hope & helps you exhale-trusting the good they see in you as truth. I hope you feel safe & free. I hope you laugh a lot. I hope you feel proud for overcoming. I hope you wink at your younger self.
Why sexual assault survivors forget details - BBC Future bbc.com/future/article…
We miss people when they're taking a break from being online. But we're wrong if we think their life is on hold. It's the people constantly on here who may be cloistered away alone. There's a whole world & life out there, and the folks offline are out there living it.
Consent isn't consent when you're scared out of your mind, deprived of vital information, or not in a position to realistically survive if you say "no." And "survival" has multiple dimensions beyond physical. That's not an "excuse," that's reality.
Biblical manhood is being a man, who loves God and loves his neighbor with the gifts the Spirit gives him. Biblical womanhood is being a woman, who loves God and loves her neighbor with the gifts the Spirit gives her. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
When scripture says that women are the “weaker vessel” (1 Peter 3:7) or that husbands should “love their wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25), these passages speak (among other things) to the obvious created-order realities that men…
Should men be the ones sitting on the floor Ana?
Basic Southern Baptist Polity: There has never been a central institutional authority over our churches. The existence, or not, of a problem in a denominational space says little if anything about a crisis among the churches of themselves. Just as apples have never been oranges.
This beautiful person provided some of my sunniest & most magical memories of the 2010s. Happy birthday, @RebeccaShoichet !
It's been a doozy of a week folks. In addition to the devastating fires in SoCal, my friend Mike McFarland underwent emergency surgery to remove a massive brain tumor. It went well, but Mike's got a long road of recovery ahead of him & needs our support ❤️ gofundme.com/f/support-mike…