Requesting stories for a training opportunity for victim advocates.
SSB Sunday Gathering – January 26, 2020
This is your place to gather and share.
Bill Hybels’ Mentor, Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, Accused of Clergy Sexual Misconduct: A Personal Story
I’m writing to tell the story of my victimization by Dr. Gilbert Bilezikian, who was Bill Hybels’ professor and mentor, and was very influential in the development of Willow Creek Community Church. This is a story I take no pleasure in telling.
Book Review Series – “The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter Seventeen – Conflicts and Lists
Wives, please don't hold on to the destructive teaching that God has a purpose and plan for abuse that happens to you.
SSB Sunday Gathering – January 19, 2020
This is your place to gather and share in an open format.
Blaming Abuse on Satan is Not Enough
It's time for Focus on the Family to start acknowledging abuse happens in Christian marriages.
Update on JA
I wanted to share a personal update.
SSB Sunday Gathering – January 12, 2020
This is your place to gather and share.
Book Review Series – “The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter Sixteen – Watch Your Words
This chapter is full of conflicting important points and is a reminder that verbal and emotional abuse is not appropriate.
SSB Sunday Gathering – January 5, 2020
This is your place to gather and share.
Taking a Break for the Week
We're taking a self-care break for the week.
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 29, 2019
This is your place to gather and share.
Can a Spouse Love God, and at the Same Time Choose to Not Love Their Wife?
Just because a husband loves God does not mean he will pass on that love to his wife. And, if a couple does not believe in God, that does not mean they will have a loveless marriage.
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 22, 2019
Week 4 of Advent. This is your place to gather and share in an open format.
When “O Holy Night” Becomes a Nightmare to Someone Whose Faith Has Been Harmed
"This performance is so sincere and heartfelt, shows a high level of skill, and may be the very one you love best of all. I think it is just awful, the perfect expression of a particular culture that I used to think was just distasteful and now believe to be rotten to the core."
Book Review Series – “The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter Fifteen – One Long, Unmotivating List
In this chapter, the author provides a list of ways wives are motivated to honor Christ in submission to their husbands. I'm motivated to cut out as much from the list as possible. ~Kathi
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 15, 2019
Week 3 of Advent. This is your place to gather and share in an open format.
The Not so Simple Act of Forgiving and Forgetting
Forgiving may come with time, but should we really forget?
Guest Post from Sheila Gregoire: Sex and Marriage
And a few months ago I had a revelation. All of these same problems keep cropping up, over and over again. Being a church-going Christian does not keep people from having sex problems in their marriage.
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 8, 2019
Week 2 of Advent. This is your place to gather and share in an open format.
