Harvest Bible Chapel, James MacDonald, Learn to Discern, Meetings with the Pastor, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Authority

Learn to Discern: Pastor from Harvest Bible Chapel Speaks at Church Meeting – What Do His Words Really Say?

"No ONE should tell EVERYONE anything. That's the role of your leaders. We are entrusted, and we're going to give an account."

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – May 26, 2019

Spiritual Sounding Board - This is your place to gather and share in an open format. Image courtesy of Nanea Hoffman at Sweatpants and Coffee -by Kathi This will not be the typical Sunday post. These last two days have been a roller coaster of emotions and I don't have it in me to do… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – May 26, 2019

child abuse, Modesty and Purity Teachings, Sexual Abuse/Assault and Churches

Christian Man Blames Teens in Skirts for His Lusting Eyes

We have a long ways to go if we are unable to convince this Christian man that the onus is on him to control his lusts.

Authoritative Preaching, Doctrine as Idol, Julie Anne's Personal Stories, Legalism, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Authority, Spiritual Bullies

Christ Saved the World through Redemption, Not Condemnation

What's interesting is if you address these people and question the way they are attack you and your beliefs, they quip they are telling you this in love and they are being Biblical. It never feels like love. It's rude. It seems like a clanging cymbal to me. Love is patient and kind, right?

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – May 19, 2019

This is your place to gather and share in an open format.

Book Review Series, Christian Marriage, Complementarianism, Doctrine as Idol, Domestic Violence, Gender Roles, Martha Peace, Spiritual Abuse

Book Review Series – “The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter Six – Perfect in Image, Lacking in Glory

Because only men can bring glory to God, the husband will always be the head of the wife.

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ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH

SSB Sunday Gathering – May 12, 2019

This is your place to gather and share in an open format.

Doctrine as Idol, J.D. Hall, Pulpit & Pen blog, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Authority, Spiritual Bullies, Women and the Church

Response to Pulpit and Pen and the Death of Rachel Held Evans

My heart remains heavy for those wounded by leaders whose arrogance use the Bible as a weapon to harm instead of to heal. I've been on the receiving end of that arrogance and it is not pleasant.

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – May 5, 2019

SSB Sunday Gathering - This is your place to gather and share in an open format.

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Julie Anne's Personal Stories, Media Interviews with Julie Anne, SPIRITUAL SOUNDING BOARD

Spiritual Brewpub Podcast: Michael Camp Interviews Julie Anne Smith on Spiritual Abuse in the Church

Julie Anne Smith shares with Michael how she got slapped with a $500,000 lawsuit, uncovered abuse in her church and among evangelicals, and how patriarchal theology harms women. Hear this lively conversation as they discuss the prevalence and roots of spiritual abuse . . .

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, ABUSE RECOVERY PROCESS-PROBLEMS, Abuse Systems and Transformation Tools, ABUSERS & THEIR TACTICS, Addressing Abuse, Clergy Sex Abuse, Sexual Abuse/Assault and Churches, Spiritual Abuse, SPIRITUAL ABUSE RECOVERY

Spiritual Abuse: Is This Worth Dividing the Church Over?

Spiritual Abuse, Jonathan Hollingsworth This is the sixth and final blog post referencing an article by Jonathan Hollingsworth, What Not to Say to Someone Who’s Been Hurt by the Church. The article resonated with a lot of people, so I thought it might be a good idea to discuss these unhelpful statements one by one here,… Continue reading Spiritual Abuse: Is This Worth Dividing the Church Over?