Actually, I'm not going to bump it up. I'm just going to link to it somewhere below.
I wrote this post back towards the end of 2010 because I was caught between two women with very strong opinions that seemed to contradict.
Since I valued the temporary internet friendship of both women at the time, I felt the deep need to reconcile the two opinions and make a bridge between them. They both commented and seemed to appreciate the clarification my post brought.
It is concerning whether forgiving an oppressor is a biblical response or a fawning response (Of the Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn Trauma Response).
I came to the conclusion that actual, biblical forgiveness best comes from a place of Strength and Safety, hence the title of the post:
