* * * “These individuals need the opportunity to heal and connect back into the world. This isn’t who they are. It is only what happened to them. The human spirit is incredibly resilient. More than ever this reaffirms we should never give up hope.” ~Jaycee Dugard * * … Continue reading Held Captive No More: Journey to Freedom
Month: May 2013
What is the Big Deal about Feminism and Christianity?
* * * Feminism seems to be a naughty word to a lot of Christians. To me, feminism has to do with equal rights - voting rights, equal pay for equal work, that kind of thing. But to many conservative Christians, feminism seems to mean something much worse. I keep hearing… Continue reading What is the Big Deal about Feminism and Christianity?
Sounding Board: You’ve got the Floor
* * * Sounding Board 1. Music a. A thin board forming the upper portion of the resonant chamber in an instrument, such as a violin or piano, and serving to increase resonance. b. A structure placed behind or over a podium or platform to reflect music or a speaker’s voice to an audience.… Continue reading Sounding Board: You’ve got the Floor
50 Ways to Leave Your (Spiritually Abusive) Pastor
* * * Gary from the Calvary Chapel Abuse blog wrote this poem to the tune of Paul Simon's Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover and gave me permission to share it here. The YouTube is below so you can get the tune in your head while reading. The lyrics are… Continue reading 50 Ways to Leave Your (Spiritually Abusive) Pastor
Doctrine as “God”: C.J. Mahaney and Apathy of Celebrity Peers
* * * I've been wrong. I've had the wrong focus. For me, the Sovereign Grace Ministries fiasco has always been about the sex abuse victims, the spiritual abuse, the women whose voices were silenced, the cover-up of pedophiles, the forced reconciliations, failure to notify authorities (civil, that is), etc. You… Continue reading Doctrine as “God”: C.J. Mahaney and Apathy of Celebrity Peers
Evangelical Church is Weak and Womanly
"* * * Pulpit Highlights - Phil Johnson from Grace Community Church on Vimeo. In an earlier discussion on street evangelists (Is it Love or Not? Street Evangelists Defend Their Method), reader David posted the above video in the comments section. It's just over two minutes long. Phil is a great speaker… Continue reading Evangelical Church is Weak and Womanly
Spiritual Sounding Board 