I think you're right. The loss of that superpower does correlate to improved sleep.

Being able to tell roughly what time it is when I wake up in the middle of the night. I've very recently lost this superpower, though. I used to know within an hour. Now I'm way off.

I use "church hurt" when I don't want to go into details or be regarded with suspicion. If I say, "spiritual abuse," I feel the defensive walls go up. "Church hurt" does minimize, but I think it can be used as a general umbrella term too. And I think it's ok to choose my level of disclosure.

Our oldest would repeatedly get out of bed. Nothing worked. We happened upon a solution when he was around 4 & fascinated by numbers. We discovered he would consider the digital clock an absolute authority on bedtime in a way we weren't. He'd enthusiastically say, "It's 8 o'clock! Time for bed!"

It's time we stop promoting & defending theologies that identify God w descriptions the scriptures only predicate to the wicked/unjust. Penal substitutionary atonement isn't just incongruent w the apostolic testimony, it's incompatible bc it identifies God by the actions of the wicked/unjust. 9/