SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – February 10, 2019

Spiritual Sounding Board â€“ 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 Epiphany and Ordinary Time Until Lent, Year 1 and may be found here. Psalm 34 I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – February 10, 2019

Book Review Series, Christian Marriage, Complementarianism, Doctrine as Idol, Gender Roles, Marriage, Martha Peace, Spiritual Abuse, Women and the Church

Book Review Series – “The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter 2: Carefully Placing Wives in a Box

Book Review Series, The Excellent Wife, Martha Peace, Complementarianism -by Kathi This is a book review series of The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace. If you are just joining us, you may click on previous chapter reviews if you’d like to catch up. Chapter One **** Chapter Two - A Wife's Understanding of God: God's Protective Authority Peace… Continue reading Book Review Series – “The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter 2: Carefully Placing Wives in a Box

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – January 27, 2019

Spiritual Sounding Board â€“ 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 Epiphany and Ordinary Time Until Lent, Year 1 and may be found here. Psalm 98 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – January 27, 2019

Book Review Series, Christian Marriage, Complementarianism, Doctrine as Idol, Gender Roles, Marriage, Martha Peace

Book Review Series – “The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter 1: The Elusive Excellent Wife

She states her conversion was like "Taming of the Shrew," meaning she went from a disobedient wife to a submissive wife.

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – January 20, 2019

Spiritual Sounding Board â€“ 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 Epiphany and Ordinary Time Until Lent, Year 1 and may be found here. Psalm 148 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above. Praise him,… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – January 20, 2019

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SSB Sunday Gathering – January 13, 2019

Spiritual Sounding Board â€“ 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 Epiphany and Ordinary Time Until Lent, Year 1 and may be found here. Psalm 113 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, you his servants; praise the name of the Lord. Let… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – January 13, 2019

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SSB Sunday Gathering – January 6, 2019

Spiritual Sounding Board â€“ 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 Epiphany and Ordinary Time Until Lent, Year 1 and may be found here. Psalm 100 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – January 6, 2019

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Crazy Things Church Leaders Say & Do, John Piper, Troubling Tweets

John Piper Wants You to Marry the Bible This Year?!

John Piper never fails to leave people scratching their heads!

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – December 30, 2018

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

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SSB Sunday Gathering – December 23, 2018

SSB Sunday Gathering - December 23, 2018 Feel free to join the discussion. You can share your church struggles and concerns.

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Classical Conversations, No-Talk Rule, Personal Stories

Classical Conversations #8: Personal Story and Financial Nightmare

"I hope this can be a cautionary tale for those interested. Beware of CC. They have no interest in anything but their bottom line."

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SSB Sunday Gathering – December 16, 2018

SSB Sunday Gathering - December 16, 2018 Feel free to join the discussion. You can share your church struggles and concerns.

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SSB Sunday Gathering – December 9, 2018

SSB Sunday Gathering Feel free to join the discussion. You can share your church struggles and concerns.

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Calvinism, Doctrine as Idol, Going Back to Church Again, John Piper, Mental Health and the Church, Personal Stories, Spiritual Abuse

Caution: Children and Predestination

Predestination and Children My friend, Ryan Stollar, posted this on his Facebook wall, and I was struck at how damaging Predestination can be to children, especially vulnerable children. Shoot, I think it could scare adults, too! Special thanks to Ryan for writing about this and giving me permission to share it.  ~ja First off, what… Continue reading Caution: Children and Predestination

Christianity and Politics, Crazy Things Church Leaders Say & Do, Misuse of Scripture, SMH (Shake My Head), Todd Friel, Troubling Tweets

Todd Friel Claims There’s “Not a Word” in the Bible about Fighting Injustice for the Oppressed

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.    And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercy    and to walk humbly with your God.Micah 6:8 Admin note: WordPress is the service I use for this blog. They have a new formatting feature I'm using on this post. Because the post is predominantly tweets, I have… Continue reading Todd Friel Claims There’s “Not a Word” in the Bible about Fighting Injustice for the Oppressed

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – December 2, 2018

SSB Sunday Gathering Feel free to join the discussion. You can share your church struggles and concerns.

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SSB Sunday Gathering – November 25, 2018

SSB Sunday Gathering. Feel free to join the discussion. You can share your church struggles and concerns.

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SSB Sunday Gathering – November 18, 2018

Spiritual Sounding Board â€“ This is your place to gather and share in an open format. You may think we're out early morning for beer, but we're out for coffee. -by Kathi *** I spent Saturday at work for four hours doing a job that only should take one hour. Then had a family gathering. Then came… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – November 18, 2018

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SSB Sunday Gathering – November 11, 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 34 I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – November 11, 2018

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Need a Good Laugh?

Creative Exegesis on Social Media

There's a bit of fun "exegesis" happening on Twitter.  What is exegesis? It started when my East Coast gal pal blogger, Dee, posted a link to an article on John Piper: https://twitter.com/wartwatch/status/1060540779112861696?s=21 And then what Tim and David added really cracked me up! I copied those 2 tweets together in an image so people could… Continue reading Creative Exegesis on Social Media