(New Voices) Power at the Cross: Invitation to the Sufferings of Christ with Dr. Diane Langberg
This week on the New Voices thread, hosts Erin and Blake interview Dr. Diane Langberg on her new book, Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church. They discuss how power is a gift from God that should not be exploited, misused, or used for personal benefit. Power from God was given to us “to be like (God) and to produce fruit that looks like him.” Dr. Langberg discusses the work she does with trauma victims, how it is an invitation to the sufferings of Christ, and how we need to examine ourselves regarding deceptive power.
Other Reading:
Are We Continuing to Sideline Women in Conversations About Abuse? https://www.cbeinternational.org/resource/article/mutuality-blog-magazine/are-we-continuing-sideline-women-conversations-about-abuse
The Psalm of Vengeance, the God Who Listens, and How I Learned to Forgive My Mother’s Abuser
Women’s Equality and How Churches Respond to Abuse
Her Twitter account: @dianelangberg
Her website: https://www.dianelangberg.com/
Links to her books
- Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church: https://cbeinternational.christianbook.com/redeeming-power-understanding-authority-abuse-church/diane-langberg/9781587434389/pd/43438X?event=ESRCN
- Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores
- On the Threshold of Hope: Opening the Door to Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Counsel for Pastors’ Wives