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Ellen Stevens
@eystevens.bsky.social
Therapist | Writer | NW
Reposted by Ellen Stevens
I’ve seen a lot of Christian churches and institutions express interest in the *idea* of emotional health and trauma awareness. Fewer invest deeply in the relational and emotional work to live it.

We want the kudos without the cost.

Another face of fauxnerability.
December 6, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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Is the deconstruction movement a problem to be solved — or a prophetic voice, resisting a distorted gospel?

On this podcast, New Testament scholar @scotmcknight.bsky.social contends church leaders should lean in and listen to “deconstructors" rather than shunning them.
julieroys.com/podcast/deco...
Deconstruction: Problem or Prophetic Voice? | The Roys Report
NT scholar Scot McKnight contends the deconstruction movement isn’t a problem; it’s a prophetic voice resisting a distorted gospel.
julieroys.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Reposted by Ellen Stevens
Where sacred storytelling is missing from the life of a church—from the lives of the ordinary people of the church, not just the staff or elders—there you’re going to find a church running short on hope.
December 4, 2024 at 12:30 AM