Analogy
Imagine a parent whose child is diagnosed with cancer. That parent will hate the disease with a fierce intensity. They will do…
Justice · Formation · Anger
Psalm 58
Quote
Violence That Teaches
Cornelius Plantinga, Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be
If a child irritates a parent by wetting or whining and gets punished with uncontrolled anger and physical violence, the child learns more than “don’t do that.” The child learns about power, fear, and what love looks like under pressure. Plantinga’s observation underscores that the manner of correction is itself a curriculum.
How you’d preach it
Uncontrolled anger toward a child does more than punish behavior—it forms the child.
- Anger
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