SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – July 15, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 115 Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – July 15, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – July 8, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 113 Praise the Lord. Praise the, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord. Let the name… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – July 8, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – July 1, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 145 A psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – July 1, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – June 24, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 19 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – June 24, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – June 17, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 96 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – June 17, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – June 3, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 98 Sing to the Lord a new song,for he has done marvelous things;his right hand and his holy arm… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – June 3, 2018

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Crazy Things Church Leaders Say & Do, Doctrine as Idol, Learn to Discern, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Bullies, Troubling Tweets

What Does Responding Biblically Really Mean?

*** This will be short and sweet. I'm in the final crunch of school with only 2-1/2 weeks until graduation (woohoo!!). Responding Biblically seems to be thrown around a lot. I just tweeted this because I was thinking about a recent debate on Twitter (which I will write about when I get more time). ***… Continue reading What Does Responding Biblically Really Mean?

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – May 27, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 111 Praise the Lord. I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – May 27, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – May 20, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 118 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let Israel say: “His love endures forever.”… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – May 20, 2018

Biblical Counseling, Rick Thomas, Todd Friel, Troubling Tweets

Todd Friel and Biblical Sufficiency in Counseling

-by Kathi *** Todd Friel of Wretched recently had this to say about use of the Bible in counseling: Todd Friel's text reads: Whether one believes the Bible is sufficient or not is put on display in the counseling room. If the counselor uses the Bible AND anything else, he/she does not functionally believe in… Continue reading Todd Friel and Biblical Sufficiency in Counseling

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – May 13, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.     -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 67 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us — so… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – May 13, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – May 6, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 96 Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – May 6, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – April 29, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 84 How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – April 29, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – April 22, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 63 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – April 22, 2018

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Sovereign Grace Church Leaders Remove Wife from Women’s Small Group Leader Position after Couple Asks Questions

*** Both Jeff Owens and his wife Sarah recently sent out a thread of tweets regarding a recent experience they had at their former (unidentified)  Sovereign Grace church. I think these tweets deserve a wider audience. What you will read is not healthy at all, and people need to understand the dismissive and bullying behavior… Continue reading Sovereign Grace Church Leaders Remove Wife from Women’s Small Group Leader Position after Couple Asks Questions

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – April 15, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 148 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above. Praise him, all his angels; praise him,… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – April 15, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – April 8, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 112 Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Their children will be mighty… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – April 8, 2018

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Julie Anne's Personal Stories, Parenting, Sexual Abuse/Assault and Churches

Sexual Perpetrators and Magicians – How Both Trick People with Illusions

Sex Abuse, Jimmy Hinton, Pedophiles, Illusionists, Magicians, Dr. Larry Nassar *** *** April is sexual abuse awareness month. It is very important for parents to know that nearly 90% of perpetrators are known by their victims. It is also important to understand that a pedophile can abuse a child while you are in the same… Continue reading Sexual Perpetrators and Magicians – How Both Trick People with Illusions

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – April 1, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format.   -by Kathi Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings for Year 2 and may be found here. *** Psalm 114 When Israel came out of Egypt, Jacob from a people of foreign tongue, Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion. The sea… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – April 1, 2018

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, C.J. Mahaney, Calvinism, Christian Marriage, Clergy Sex Abuse, Domestic Violence, Extra-Biblical Nonsense, Failure to Report Crimes, James Dobson, John MacArthur, Legalism, Mandatory Reporting, Mental Health and the Church, Personal Stories, Recovery Process, Sexual Abuse/Assault and Churches, Sovereign Grace Ministries, Spiritual Abuse, SURVIVOR STORIES, The Gospel Coalition, Women and the Church

Personal Story: What Did the Church Teach You about Yourself?

Spiritual abuse, sex abuse, patriarchy, domestic violence, Sovereign Grace, Desiring God, CJ Mahaney, John Piper, Mental Health *** *** Part of recovery from abusive churches is coming to grips with what you were taught and how it affected you. Sometimes, and very appropriately, the ability to see this clearly results in anger. Jennifer Michelle posted… Continue reading Personal Story: What Did the Church Teach You about Yourself?