tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post115435223965023836..comments2023-05-22T04:28:21.810-05:00Comments on The Why Man: Stress, Control and RagePastor Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-1154921040121146192006-08-06T22:24:00.000-05:002006-08-06T22:24:00.000-05:00"The best defense is a good offense." How is it t..."The best defense is a good offense." <BR/><BR/>How is it that this rule of sports become a good method of church discipline? Whatever happened to the Lamb of God as our example?Pastor Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07344719487413688550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26895116.post-1154702175273577902006-08-04T09:36:00.000-05:002006-08-04T09:36:00.000-05:00To bring it up for discussion meant that I was not...<I>To bring it up for discussion meant that I was not "moving forward, but choosing let the experience define me." At one point in the conversation he exploded in rage, and growled, "there's something deeper going on here." I suppose that was some sick Pentecostal way of getting out of being held responsible for one's sins - turn it around and accuse the other person of some deep problem which you pretend to divine by spiritual discerment.</I><BR/><BR/>Man, Why Man. Thanks for writing stuff like this.<BR/><BR/>I never knew how to bring myself to do something similar (except write an anonymous blog that occasionally brings up church abuse).<BR/><BR/>It's like...somehow, those victimized by church abuse are made to think they have problems by talking of it.Agent Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722186597399802204noreply@blogger.com