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 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
Classical Conversations #9: Bullying as Peer Pressure, and Could CC Compromise Homeschooling Laws in Canada?
"IngonitoToes" shares her experience and concerns when her family participated in her local Canadian Classical Conversations group. She brings up some important issues.
Spiritual Abuse: Stop Being so Bitter
Spiritual Abuse, ReputationJonathan Hollingsworth This is the fifth blog post referring to an article by Jonathan Hollingsworth, What Not to Say to Someone Who’s Been Hurt by the Church. The article resonated with a lot of people, so I thought it might be a good idea to discuss these unhelpful statements one by one here, and give… Continue reading Spiritual Abuse: Stop Being so Bitter
SSB Sunday Gathering – January 13, 2019
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 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
SSB Sunday Gathering – January 6, 2019
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 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
Lori Alexander Shares Thoughts on Verbal Abuse
"Verbal abuse needs to be taken as seriously as physical abuse. Just because you can't see the effects of verbal abuse doesn't mean that it's not as damaging."
John Piper Wants You to Marry the Bible This Year?!
John Piper never fails to leave people scratching their heads!
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 30, 2018
SSB Sunday Gathering - This is your place to gather and share in an open format.
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.
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."
In Which Ken Gaslights and Lori Thinks Women can Avoid Marrying Abusers
"Lori could stand to learn about abusers before placing the onus of marrying one on a woman."
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.
Spiritual Abuse: What Are Nonbelievers Going to Think?
Spiritual Abuse, ReputationJonathan Hollingsworth This is the fourth blog post referring to an article by Jonathan Hollingsworth, What Not to Say to Someone Who’s Been Hurt by the Church. The article resonated with a lot of people, so I thought it might be a good idea to discuss these unhelpful statements one by one here, and give… Continue reading Spiritual Abuse: What Are Nonbelievers Going to Think?
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 9, 2018
SSB Sunday Gathering Feel free to join the discussion. You can share your church struggles and concerns.
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
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 – December 2, 2018
SSB Sunday Gathering Feel free to join the discussion. You can share your church struggles and concerns.
Spam Alert
I was just informed that spam comments were posted on the blog. I get literally hundreds of these a day. I may have hit a wrong button when I was in the process of deleting spam earlier. Yikes. These are VERY BAD spam links. Trust me. Don't click. Just hit refresh and hopefully you won't… Continue reading Spam Alert
Naghmeh Panahi, Ex-Wife of Former Iranian Prisoner, “Pastor” Saeed Abedini, Posts Public Statement on Facebook
It's been a while since I have posted about Saeed Abedini or his ex-wife, Naghmeh. Naghmeh Panahi posted a public note on Facebook yesterday. You may recall that after Saeed Abedini was released from prison in Iran, Naghmeh filed for separation because Saeed would not get help for his abusive behavior in the marriage. Saeed… Continue reading Naghmeh Panahi, Ex-Wife of Former Iranian Prisoner, “Pastor” Saeed Abedini, Posts Public Statement on Facebook
SSB Sunday Gathering – November 25, 2018
SSB Sunday Gathering. Feel free to join the discussion. You can share your church struggles and concerns.
Spiritual Sounding Board 