Alison

Wow. The Aussie blog conference has been incredible. I loved your post, as well as the post on submission. Best dang explanation of something I’d been thinking: that when submission (which, thanks to The Shack, I’d come to understand as simply putting the needs of others ahead of my own interests and seeking to serve, rather than be served, a la Jesus) gets tied to authority (subordination) that’s when a good thing (mutual service and respect) can start to devolve into gamesmanship and struggles for power that Jesus Himself probably would not have participated in. Wish I had seen that sooner.