I asked a favor of one of my sleuth readers and while searching he came across some interesting information. Coming from a place where there was a no-talk rule and where things were not fully disclosed, I have a different policy here. This is a place where I fully disclose, especially when there are unsuspecting loyal… Continue reading My Response to Kevin Swanson’s Non-Response about Embedded Dead Babies and Damage Control
Category: Extra-Biblical Nonsense
Kevin Swanson Spews Nonsense from His Mouth to Further His Birth Control Agenda
* * * Kevin Swanson spews rhetoric: Dead embedded fetuses in wombs for women on birth control pills! I get slightly annoyed, no, actually royally peeved when people use their position of leadership and influence to push their agenda. I've been on the inside of the homeschool movement and seen how this works. The Christian… Continue reading Kevin Swanson Spews Nonsense from His Mouth to Further His Birth Control Agenda
Spiritual Abuse: Verses Pastors Twist and Misuse to Control
7 For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, 8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined. 9 He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction insound[f] doctrine and also to rebuke those… Continue reading Spiritual Abuse: Verses Pastors Twist and Misuse to Control
Music and Madness
'Tis the season and my kids and I have been playing a lot of this: and singing in Christmas programs. There are two final music events this week. Music is so wonderfully healing and was certainly a nice distraction from some heavier subjects. But hey, did you happen to read about Westboro Baptist Church's website getting hacked… Continue reading Music and Madness
Creflo Dollar Says I’m Bringing A Curse on Myself for Exposing Pastors
What do you think? I don't know a whole lot about Creflo Dollar, but I've heard similar teachings. Am I cursed for exposing "appointed leaders?" This video clip is less than 3 minutes long. I'm not sure I will be able to sleep tonight. I'm so scared, Brother Creflo! Transcribed from the video:We got… Continue reading Creflo Dollar Says I’m Bringing A Curse on Myself for Exposing Pastors
I Like the Red Sox and I Like Your Hat
"If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but… Continue reading I Like the Red Sox and I Like Your Hat
How Did Pastor Edwin Young Treat Women?
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. Proverbs 31:10Ok ladies and gentlemen, I found another video at SpiritualAbuse.org. It was very difficult to listen to the first videos I posted earlier. Here is another recording from Pastor Edwin Young abruptly resigned from Faith Tabernacle in Junction City, Kansas a short… Continue reading How Did Pastor Edwin Young Treat Women?
Chuck O’Neal of Beaverton Grace Bible Church Issues Press Release
Sheep-Dog, a regular reader here, wanted to see the original press release from our former pastor. The link to the original "press release" is no longer working at The Wartburg Watch and the document was apparently removed from the BGBC website. A reader sent O'Neal an e-mail and this press release was included in O'Neal's… Continue reading Chuck O’Neal of Beaverton Grace Bible Church Issues Press Release
The Pressure to Serve in a Controlling Church
* * * A common trait of a controlling church is that you may be kept so busy, there is little time for anything outside of church. I'm going to use SQ's comment below to springboard two posts. This first post will discuss the pressure to serve. The second will… Continue reading The Pressure to Serve in a Controlling Church
Hannah’s Personal Story in Her Own Words
Readers: I've had this post in my "draft posts" for quite some time, but the time to post it is now and I will explain more about that very soon. You'll see why it is important to hear from her own words. I shared my perspective of Hannah's story in the most popular blog post,… Continue reading Hannah’s Personal Story in Her Own Words
Independent Churches = Recipe for Spiritual Abuse?
** We were taught submission at our former church: children to parents, wives to husbands, husbands to Christ, congregants to pastor/elders, civilians to governmental authorities. Most churches have a check and balance system in place to ensure that there are no abuses going on in church. Here is part the doctrinal statement from our former… Continue reading Independent Churches = Recipe for Spiritual Abuse?
Outside Family Members: Why Are They Shunned?
After this busy weekend with the court case (no ruling yet), spending wonderful time with my friends and a little birthday celebration, I woke up in a funk. Two e-mails were pressing on my mind and then I realized, no, there were actually three e-mails that arrived over the weekend that described the destruction… Continue reading Outside Family Members: Why Are They Shunned?
False Teachers Who Mark and Avoid Church Members
I received an e-mail from a missionary today who was involved in a church whose pastor used similar tactics with church members as my former pastor. He sent me a link to look at and I realized I could easily replace his pastor's name with my former pastor's name; he said the same thing… Continue reading False Teachers Who Mark and Avoid Church Members
Hyper-Modesty in the Church, Part 2
Does Hyper-Modesty Lead to Lust? Yesterday's post dealt with the subject of hyper-modesty with regard to how we dressed, the preoccupation of not showing cleavage, not accentuating a woman's figure, diverting eyes when seeing female joggers on the road, staying away from public swim areas and areas where people are dressed immodestly, etc. I also… Continue reading Hyper-Modesty in the Church, Part 2
Hyper-Modesty in the Church, Part 1
Do You Have Modesty Police in Your Church? Before we came to the church, our family had general guidelines on modesty. It wasn't a big deal. There were no rules, but I shared with my daughters to generally try to wear clothes that didn't draw attention to female body parts or cause distraction. I tried… Continue reading Hyper-Modesty in the Church, Part 1
Dare to Leave: One Family’s Tragic Account
* * * A couple of the earliest posts on this blog discussed how difficult it is to leave the church well. Meaning, it is nearly impossible to leave the church and remain in the local area without repercussions (church discipline, shunning, etc). Here are the links to those early posts: Leaving… Continue reading Dare to Leave: One Family’s Tragic Account
Guest Poster: Twisting Scripture to Legitimize Lawsuit
* * * My readers continue to provide excellent dialogue on the topic of the defamation lawsuit and whether the Bible condones lawsuits among Christians. This one was worth a blog post. Thank you, Anonymous! To new readers: Chuck O'Neal and Beaverton Grace Bible Church filed a defamation lawsuit against… Continue reading Guest Poster: Twisting Scripture to Legitimize Lawsuit
Is Your Pastor Acting as Your Holy Spirit?
*** ** Someone referred to an article in the comment's section of this post: You Just Can't Make This Stuff Up, Part 2. As I read the original article, this paragraph struck me. From the article, 'Authoritarianism in The Church" by Steve Martin Sadly, in too many congregations today, sheep are driven by a man… Continue reading Is Your Pastor Acting as Your Holy Spirit?
You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up, Part 2
*** Today, I will continue part of the series we started earlier. In You Just Can't Make This Stuff Up, Part 1, the topic was pink shirts and how Chuck O'Neal spoke against men/boys wearing pink because pink is associated with femininity. Today we will be discussing the topic of women wearing dark clothing: black,… Continue reading You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up, Part 2
Children’s Church at Beaverton Grace Bible Church
* * * My children regularly attended children's church. Regretfully, my husband and I did not take note of what was being taught in children's church. We trusted everything was fine because we trusted the leadership. It was shocking to me when I discovered after 2 years and two months that… Continue reading Children’s Church at Beaverton Grace Bible Church
Spiritual Sounding Board 