The Therapeutic Gospel: The New Concordance
“The language of care becomes the language of authority.”
“The language of care becomes the language of authority.”
“Barbara stepped inside with her scarf tucked neatly at her neck and a folder held close to her side like it mattered—not the frantic kind of ‘mattered,’ but the weighty kind.”
If logic collapses in the culture, it won’t stay outside the church. It will seep in—until Christians start reading Scripture like headlines: fast, reactive, and without context.
Barbara heard her name in the hallway—and the tone told her everything. A rumor had already started forming a verdict. Instead of defending herself in public, she chose the harder road: “Can we talk privately? Right now. Let’s obey Jesus.”