Holly Stratton

Oct. 24, 2021 | Holly

A Response of Repentance: A Healthy Distrust of Our Heart That Inspires A Humble Distrust Of Our Innocence

In reaction to a tragic and willful blindness to abuse, we have unfortunately landed in a ditch on the opposite side of the cultural trivialization of injury. Trivialization because real wounding and real oppression is now being increasingly supplanted by the cries of those who claim victimization over even the most superficial scrapes of disagreement, disappointment and disadvantage. Regardless of how strongly we desire to see human dignity upheld, the trivialization of heart wounds in this fallen world will always be with us in one way or another. Read more

May 29, 2021 | Holly

A Perilous Pursuit: Laying Your Life On The Line For Love

Ambiguity. We recoil from its discomfort, and we retreat from its demand that we surrender to the limitations of humanity. We are by nature rebels who resist bowing the knee to our inability to decipher another's motivation, determine their mind, and dissect their heart. Read more

March 15, 2021 | Holly

Love That Imagines The Unimaginable

When it comes to pain avoidance, emotional and mental distancing involves our establishing an invisible divide that separates us from those who are suffering. One of the most effective ways to do that is to disengage our best imagination, drawing a line in the sand between us and those who have been thrust into the pain of their worst imagination. Read more