Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi *** Luke 24: 1 - 12 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find… Continue reading SSB Gathering – November 20, 2016
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Review of Children’s Book,”God’s Design” – Examples of Complementarian Manhood and More Doublespeak
Complementarian, Egalitarian, Teaching Children, Children Desiring God, John Piper Paul & Jesus: Examples of Complementarian Manhood -by Kathi This series is a review of God's Design, a children's book which teaches children about complementarity. For an introduction of the book, click here. All of the underlined subtitles below are chapters from the book. Today, boy… Continue reading Review of Children’s Book,”God’s Design” – Examples of Complementarian Manhood and More Doublespeak
SSB Gathering – November 13, 2016
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi *** Luke 23: 26 - 56 As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.… Continue reading SSB Gathering – November 13, 2016
SSB Gathering – November 6, 2016
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi *** Luke 22: 63 - 23: 25 The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him. They blindfolded him and demanded, “Prophesy! Who hit you?” And they said many other insulting things to him. At daybreak the council… Continue reading SSB Gathering – November 6, 2016
1-1/2 years Later, Bethlehem Baptist Church Doesn’t Seem to get Domestic Violence: A Personal Story
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Pastor Jason Meyer, Domestic Violence, Emotional Abuse, Spiritual Abuse Almost 1-1/2 years ago, I wrote an article about John Piper's former church, Bethlehem Baptist Church (BBC) regarding domestic violence, Encouraging Shift from Bethlehem Baptist Church Regarding Domestic Abuse and Care for Abused Women. Around that time, BBC pastor, Jason Meyer, preached a sermon and… Continue reading 1-1/2 years Later, Bethlehem Baptist Church Doesn’t Seem to get Domestic Violence: A Personal Story
SSB Sunday Gathering – October 30, 2016
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi *** Luke 22: 39 - 62 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” He withdrew… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – October 30, 2016
A Father Shares the Fallout His Family is Facing after Being in a High-Controlling Church
Spiritual abuse, children, mental health, high-controlling church, NAR, New Apostolic Reformation *** Special note: I am in Chicago until 11/5 and would love to get together with survivors or those interested in helping survivors. If you would like to meet up, please contact me and let's see if we can arrange a gathering. spiritualsb@gmail.com … Continue reading A Father Shares the Fallout His Family is Facing after Being in a High-Controlling Church
Children’s Book “God’s Design” and its Teachings on Homosexuality as a Distortion of God’s Design
God's Design, Homosexuality, Complementarianism, John Piper & Wayne Grudem's Influence -by Kathi This series is a review of God's Design, a children's book which teaches children about complementarity. For an introduction of the book, click here. All of the titles below are chapters in the book. This week children, we will talk about homosexuality. This… Continue reading Children’s Book “God’s Design” and its Teachings on Homosexuality as a Distortion of God’s Design
SSB Gathering – October 23, 2016
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. -by Kathi *** Luke 22: 1 - 38 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they… Continue reading SSB Gathering – October 23, 2016
SSB Sunday Gathering – October 16, 2016
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. *** Luke 21: 1 - 38 As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. "I tell you the truth," he said,… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – October 16, 2016
SSB Sunday Gathering – October 9, 2016
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. *** Luke 20: 27 - 47 Some of the Sadducess, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – October 9, 2016
“God’s Design” – Rebellion, a.k.a. It’s All Her Fault!
God's Design, Headship, Complementarianism, Biblical Gender Roles, The Fall **** -by Kathi This series is a review of God's Design, a children's book which teaches children about complementarity. For an introduction of the book, click here. All of the titles below are chapters in the book. Today, children, we are going to learn about how… Continue reading “God’s Design” – Rebellion, a.k.a. It’s All Her Fault!
SSB Sunday Gathering – October 2, 2016
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. *** Luke 20: 1 - 26 One day as he was teaching the people in the temple courts and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. "Tell us… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – October 2, 2016
Ex-Pastor Tullian Tchividjian Speaks Out at Website for Ex-Pastors
Tullian Tchividjian article at ExPastors.com, clergy sex abuse, suicide, repentance, restoration *** Only one month after Tullian Tchividjian remarried, he has publicly released a new article at a site for former pastors, ExPastors.com. In the article, The Freedom in Losing it All, Tchividjian shares lessons he has learned about himself since his sexual scandal. https://twitter.com/expastors/status/780769275065856002 The following… Continue reading Ex-Pastor Tullian Tchividjian Speaks Out at Website for Ex-Pastors
SSB Gathering – September 18, 2016
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. *** Luke 19: 11 - 27 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. He… Continue reading SSB Gathering – September 18, 2016
“God’s Design” – Headship, Helper, and an Answer We Already Knew
God's Design, Headship, Complementarianism, Biblical Gender Roles *** -by Kathi This series is a review of God's Design, a children's book which teaches children about complementarity. For an introduction of the book, click here. All of the titles below (except for The Answer We Already Knew) are chapters in the book. Today, children, we learn… Continue reading “God’s Design” – Headship, Helper, and an Answer We Already Knew
SSB Gathering – September 4, 2016
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. *** Luke 18: 35 - 9: 9 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.”… Continue reading SSB Gathering – September 4, 2016
“God’s Design” – Know Thyself, Creature
-by Kathi This series is a review of God's Design, a children's book which teaches children about complementarity. For an introduction of the book, click here. All of the titles below are chapters in the book. Today we are gathering children around to discuss the first three chapters of God's Design. Here we will learn that… Continue reading “God’s Design” – Know Thyself, Creature
Julie Anne’s Intruder, Softball, and Issues
*** I promised an update on me and so here goes. It seems that my generation and older seems to squirm about personal issues, but frankly, I'm tired of that. So, I'm posting what's been happening with me because more often than not, when I do post on something personal, several people will usually e-mail… Continue reading Julie Anne’s Intruder, Softball, and Issues
What Happened Last Week?
*** Last week, I went to a memorial service in Portland and met someone I've been wanting to meet for a long time, Brad Sargent. As long-time readers know, Brad has been a great help to me during my defamation lawsuit and on the blog for quite some time. Brad spent hundreds of hours writing… Continue reading What Happened Last Week?
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