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The Church: Is it Safe?
My story of trauma is not unique. Statistically one in four (or five) have experienced some type of sexual abuse—mostly as children. If you
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Aug 13, 20176 min read
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Ministry: Was I Idealistic or Right?
I chose a career path that made little sense to most. I believed in small children. I believed what happened to children in the first five y
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Aug 6, 20176 min read
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How Should We then Dress?
I lived my life well. I kept the rules that I was told to keep only now realizing that most of those rules have been discarded. Some say tha
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jul 30, 20177 min read
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Living the Fruits by Control
Joy was always tricky because deep down, I knew there was something wrong. It wasn’t a spiritual problem; it was something much deeper. How
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jul 23, 20176 min read
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We May Have the Story of Joseph Wrong!
In my mind, we get the story of Joseph all wrong when we try to imply that God was in control during every step of the journey. This in no w
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jul 16, 20175 min read
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Choices: Because Pools Don’t Plagiarize
Sometimes, as I work on the pools, I shake my head and think, “It has come to this.” Yes, it has come to this. I am a Pool Lady with a Ph.D.
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jul 13, 20174 min read
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Spiritual Gaslighting and the Wounded Body of Christ
How is it that telling the truth about the pain inflicted on us makes us less spiritual than those who inflicted the pain? Making the victim
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jul 9, 20174 min read
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Resting on the Promises that God Gives to Others
It is way too easy for leadership in Christian settings to feel right (or righteous) about the decisions they make and simply believe that t
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Jul 2, 20175 min read
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Forgiving Can't Heal You
Some define forgiving as a choice. They say, “Choose to forgive and eventually you will feel it.” I say, you haven’t forgiven until you feel
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
May 30, 20175 min read
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Dance With Me!*
I always believed I had no rhythm. It wasn’t true, but I believed it. Once, when speaking, I said rhythm had been bred out of me as a...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Apr 25, 20174 min read
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An Easter Perspective: Guilt, Shame, and Forgiveness
Why did Jesus die? Well, first of all he died because religious types hated him for speaking truth that upset their carefully constructed...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Apr 16, 20175 min read
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A Line of Sorts in the Sands of Time
This is a line of sorts in the sands of time because this blog post divides my past from my future. I suppose it can't really be that...
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
Mar 3, 20172 min read
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