*** I am posting a comment that came in on yesterday's post Book Review Series – “The Power of a Transformed Wife” – Stuffing Feelings and Pretending to Be Joyful by someone who used the name, Auislucky. Auislucky mentioned at the bottom of her comment that she didn't want me to post her comment if it would hurt someone.… Continue reading Trite, Unhelpful, and Demoralizing Responses to Wives in Harmful Marriages
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Book Review Series – “The Power of a Transformed Wife” – Stuffing Feelings and Pretending to Be Joyful
The Power of a Transformed Wife: Lori Alexander, Trusting God, Emotions -by Kathi This is a book review series of The Power of a Transformed Wife by Lori Alexander. If you are just joining us, you may click on previous chapter reviews if you'd like to catch up. Introduction & Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter… Continue reading Book Review Series – “The Power of a Transformed Wife” – Stuffing Feelings and Pretending to Be Joyful
Happy New Year and Personal Update
I hope everyone has had a good Christmas and New Year's holiday celebrating with family and loved ones. I've had a nice break from school. I had plans to get things done, but wasn't too successful. But that's okay, I'm listening to my body tell me that self-care is more important, and things can wait.… Continue reading Happy New Year and Personal Update
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 31, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Can you believe we are at the end of another year? Where does the time go? May this new year to come provide peace of mind and heart. Scripture is taken from the Book of Common Prayer, Readings… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – December 31, 2017
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 24, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. Advent season is meant to be a time of celebration; celebrating the birth of Christ and the anticipation of his return. May this Advent season bring peace, love, and joy… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – December 24, 2017
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 17, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Today is the third Sunday of Advent. Advent season is meant to be a time of celebration; celebrating the birth of Christ and the anticipation of his return. May this Advent season bring peace, love, and joy to… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – December 17, 2017
Bethlehem Baptist Church Excommunicates Victim of Domestic Violence
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Domestic Violence, Emotional Abuse, Excommunication, Spiritual Abuse *** Over a year ago (November 1, 2016), I posted the article, 1-1/2 years Later, Bethlehem Baptist Church Doesn’t Seem to get Domestic Violence: A Personal Story. I have a followup to that article. For those who have never read the story, I will repost most of the… Continue reading Bethlehem Baptist Church Excommunicates Victim of Domestic Violence
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 10, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Today is the second Sunday of Advent. Advent season is meant to be a time of celebration; celebrating the birth of Christ and the anticipation of his return. May this Advent season bring peace, love, and joy to you.… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – December 10, 2017
Book Review Series – Lori Alexander’s “The Power of a Transformed Wife” – The Penny Pincher
The Power of a Transformed Wife; Lori Alexander; Financial Teaching -by Kathi This is a book review series of The Power of a Transformed Wife by Lori Alexander. If you are just joining us, you may click on previous chapter reviews if you'd like to catch up. Introduction & Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 … Continue reading Book Review Series – Lori Alexander’s “The Power of a Transformed Wife” – The Penny Pincher
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 3, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent season is meant to be a time of celebration; celebrating the birth of Christ and the anticipation of his return. May this Advent season bring peace, love, and joy to… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – December 3, 2017
SSB Sunday Gathering – November 26, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Discussion: The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight From Chapter 12 - What Did Women Do in the Old Testament?: Women in Church Ministries 2 What we learn from Genesis 1-2, then, is that God originally made Adam and Eve… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – November 26, 2017
SSB Sunday Gathering – November 19, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Discussion: The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight From Chapter 12 - What Did Women Do in the Old Testament?: Women in Church Ministries 2 What did women do in the Bible? If we want to be biblical, this question… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – November 19, 2017
SSB Sunday Gathering – November 12, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Discussion: The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight From Chapter 11 - The Bible and Women: Women in Church Ministries 1 McKnight continues Chapter 11 discussing that women in ancient Jewish culture were viewed as inferior. There were the stand… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – November 12, 2017
SSB Sunday Gathering – November 5, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Discussion: The Blue Parakeet by Scott McKnight From Chapter 11 - The Bible and Women: Women in Church Ministries 1 It's been a while since we have looked at Scott McKnight's book. As a refresher, McKnight's position is that… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – November 5, 2017
Book Review Series – Lori Alexander’s “The Power of a Transformed Wife” – Repeat Five Times: Yoga Pants Are Not Modest!
The Power of a Transformed Wife, Lori Alexander, Modesty -by Kathi This is a book review series of The Power of a Transformed Wife by Lori Alexander. If you are just joining us, you may click on previous chapter reviews if you'd like to catch up. Introduction & Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter… Continue reading Book Review Series – Lori Alexander’s “The Power of a Transformed Wife” – Repeat Five Times: Yoga Pants Are Not Modest!
Single (Divorced) Woman Asks About Her Friendship with a Married Man from Church
Single Christians, Divorced Christians, Cross-Gender Relationships, Church Response *** A woman found SSB and sent me an e-mail about her situation. The e-mail is from a single/divorced woman and the friendship she has with the praise and worship leader at her church. She, too, is on the praise and worship team. This kind of situation… Continue reading Single (Divorced) Woman Asks About Her Friendship with a Married Man from Church
Spiritual Abuse, PTSD, and the Aftermath
Spiritual Abuse, PTSD, Recovery, Beaverton Grace Bible Church, Chuck O'Neal *** When someone deals with spiritual abuse, it can have lasting consequences. One popular response is making the decision to no longer go an institutional church. I get that. I'm pretty sure I relayed the story either in a post, or in comments, that one… Continue reading Spiritual Abuse, PTSD, and the Aftermath
SSB Sunday Gathering – October 1, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi *** Discussion: The Blue Parakeet by Scott McKnight From Chapter 6, "From Paper to Person: How Do We Read God's Words? In this chapter McKnight strengthens his view that the Bible should be read as a story by noting that… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – October 1, 2017
Guest Post: If “Jane” from TMU were to seek “Biblical counseling” #DoYouSeeUs
Biblical Counseling, Nouthetic Counseling, "Jane" #DoYouSeeUs, John MacArthur, The Master's University Rebecca Davis, who writes at Here's the Joy blog, has graciously allowed me to post her new article here. She has been a long-time friend of SSB. I really appreciate this article because in it, Rebecca describes the nouthetic, aka "Biblical counseling," process that… Continue reading Guest Post: If “Jane” from TMU were to seek “Biblical counseling” #DoYouSeeUs
SSB Sunday Gathering – September 24, 2017
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi Discussion: The Blue Parakeet by Scott McKnight From Chapter 5, "The Plot of the Wiki-Stories: How Does the Bible Work?" To read the Bible as a story means that there are basic literary elements to the Bible when read… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – September 24, 2017
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