Misused Scripture

People often cite “Spare the rod, spoil the child” as a Bible verse about the need for spanking children. “In my day, my dad beat me with a belt, and I turned out better than these entitled millennials!” So, let’s get a couple of things out of the way. One,

Wormism is the notion, particularly popular in certain expressions of Christianity, that you and I are nothing but lowly, nasty, dirty worms. We’re untrustworthy, “prone to wander,”[1] and utterly despicable. Some Christians agree with this worm-like categorization due to original sin and The Fall of Genesis 3[2]. Scripture

Wrestling with God teaches us that such questions don’t reflect a lack of faith—they are expressions of faith