when someone is too scared to dive in the bath and instead checks the temperature with their toes
Jordan: Dean, is the water of a suitable temperature for me to bathe in yet?
Dean: i dont know jordan, why don't you dip your big toe in and find out?
Jordan: why?
Dean: because you are a toe dipper
church hurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the church hurt that was inflicted on me as a child.