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Self-denial...

So, I've actually heard first-hand from a "Christian" counselor that women "need to feel secure". At the time my skin crawled a bit, but I kept my mouth shut as I couldn't really put words to my disgust at this statement. The church, I'm increasingly convinced, has been feminized to the point where men and their sin are viewed differently from women and theirs. The sins typically committed by guys are rarely even honestly talked about. If they are discussed, it's in hushed tones laden with shame and guilt. Conversely, the sin of women (their dependence on created things for security, for example) is made to sound quite reasonable - even desirable. Well, frankly, that's bullshit.

If "Christian" psychologists are going to do something that looks exactly like non-christian psychologists (validating need, looking for self-fulfillment, tweaking behavior and personality), then screw it....what's the point? Want to do good Christian counseling? Get people into self-denial. Tell them that they're not the focus of life. Tell them to forget themselves. Turn their navel-gazing focus Heavenward. Then, maybe, you'll do some good for the kingdom.