by ericnovak | May 6, 2023 | Church Hurt, Gentle Theology
The Psalms: Prayers for the Abused and Oppressed Understanding lament and the power of praying the Psalms through the lens of abuse “How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long will I store up anxious concerns within...
by ericnovak | Feb 24, 2023 | Church Hurt, Gentle Theology
When Church Hurts Finding hope and home in the church, when you don’t want to anymore. I have been there. I have been hurt by the church… in fact, by multiple churches. Whether it be by wrong teachings that had lasting impact, spiritual abuse, lack of care, or...
by ericnovak | Dec 15, 2021 | Deeper Meaning, Gentle Theology
Warm Blankets, Hallmark Movies, and Our Inconsolable Longing for Home Hallmark movies may be incredibly cheesy, but do they touch us on a deeper level? I’m not much of a Hallmark movie guy. In fact, I regularly poke fun at my sister who probably has the channel...
by ericnovak | Apr 2, 2020 | Gentle Theology
Theology has Consequences Are we islands of self-discovery? We all begin the study of who God is at an early age– simply absorbing and learning things about Him and putting them together to form our own personal (and often incorrect) theology. If we were islands of...
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