*** Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. (Emerald Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon) *** John 10: 7-18 (7) Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. (8) All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the… Continue reading SSB Gathering – January 25, 2015
Spiritual Abuse Awareness Month and Survey for Spiritual Abuse Survivors
*** Well, it's nearing the last week of January and I almost missed pointing out that it's Spiritual Abuse Awareness Month. Way back when I started my original blog about my abusive church experience, one woman found my blog and left a comment. Her name was Barb Orlowski. It was the very next week that… Continue reading Spiritual Abuse Awareness Month and Survey for Spiritual Abuse Survivors
Pastor Mike Sperou Will Have His Day in Court: Seven Women Come forward with Sexual Abuse Allegations
*** Pastor Mike Sperou of North Clackamas Bible Community will get his day in court: indicted on three counts of first-degree unlawful sexual penetration of a child under the age of 12 *** *** Last week, a much-anticipated church sex abuse story came out in the media. I've posted a lot of stories here - quite… Continue reading Pastor Mike Sperou Will Have His Day in Court: Seven Women Come forward with Sexual Abuse Allegations
Fast Food Evangelism
*** Kathi digests dissects an "evangelism" video. *** This "how to" video on evangelism caught my attention not too long ago. Oh, there's so much about this video....Where to begin? Before we get into the video itself, let's look at the man in front of the camera. This is Eric Hovind of Creation Today. Eric is… Continue reading Fast Food Evangelism
SSB Gathering – January 18, 2015
*** Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. *** *** Psalm 42 As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. 2 I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? 3 Day and night I have… Continue reading SSB Gathering – January 18, 2015
Are We a Christian Nation or Not?
*** *** The marital rape post started veering off into a political direction and as I read through some of it, I think it is a topic worthy of discussion here. I'll use Ed's last post as a starting off point and add a few of my words (which Ed probably won't like), but he'll still… Continue reading Are We a Christian Nation or Not?
Phil Johnson Claims the Main Trouble in Churches are the Sheep, not Wolves
*** Phil Johnson of Grace Community Church claims that sheep, not wolves are the main trouble with churches *** *** Yesterday, Phil Johnson of Grace Community Church tweeted this: *** He is assuming the primary problem are the "sheepiness" of sheep??? That does not surprise me. Let me show you my personal experience with… Continue reading Phil Johnson Claims the Main Trouble in Churches are the Sheep, not Wolves
SSB Sunday Gathering – January 11, 2014
*** Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. *** *** 1 I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! 3 He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – January 11, 2014
Marital Rape: Is it Even a Possibility in Christian Marriage?
*** Is there such a thing as "rape" in a Christian marriage? *** JA note: Thanks to Kathi for putting this post together this week as I'm finding my groove with a new term back at college. *** *** Robert posts on his blog, A Man, His Wife, and the Bible and is married to Amanda.… Continue reading Marital Rape: Is it Even a Possibility in Christian Marriage?
When Spiritual Leaders Use Contempt to Control
*** Contempt and Control by Christian Leaders (Mark Driscoll, etc) *** *** My friend, Brad Sargent, has been working tirelessly on behalf of spiritual abuse survivors for decades, documenting people/cases, analyzing outcomes, watching behavioral patterns, etc. He spent over 300 hours documenting and compiling the BGBC Lawsuit Archive which chronicles my defamation lawsuit brought on… Continue reading When Spiritual Leaders Use Contempt to Control
Dissecting Gracealone1’s Comment
*** Sometimes we have commenters here who like to challenge us. Sometimes the language and tone used seem familiar to what we experienced in our abusive churches. Commenter "gracealone1" has been engaging SSB readers on the comments in this article, JD Hall of Pulpit and Pen Launches Voice in the Wilderness Radio, and one of his comments in… Continue reading Dissecting Gracealone1’s Comment
SSB Sunday Gathering – January 4, 2014
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. *** Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – January 4, 2014
JD Hall of Pulpit and Pen Launches Voice in the Wilderness Radio
*** Pulpit and Pen's JD Hall launches Voices in the Wilderness Radio with Faithful Theology and Faithful Preaching *** The last we spoke of JD Hall and Pulpit and Pen was in this August 2014 article, JD Hall’s Public Confession Regarding His Twitter Conversation with Ergun Caner’s Son, Who Later Committed Suicide. JD (Jordan) spoke with both… Continue reading JD Hall of Pulpit and Pen Launches Voice in the Wilderness Radio
Spiritual Sounding Board’s Most Popular Blog Articles in 2014
*** *** It's about 15 minutes before the new year on the West coast and here they are - The 10 most clicked on links from 2014. Starting with #10: #10 Queen Bees of Homeschooling Stacy McDonald and Kelly Crawford Don’t Like the “Victim” Word in the Lourdes Torres-Manteufel vs. Doug Phillips Lawsuit Some within popular leaders… Continue reading Spiritual Sounding Board’s Most Popular Blog Articles in 2014
The Lingering Pain of Spiritual Abuse
The pain of her leaving caused me to go deep and question the character of God which was being tainted by a man and his crude ideas, perpetuating a church of hate and discord against anyone who didn’t agree with him and his pure doctrine ideologies.
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 28, 2014
Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. *** All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – December 28, 2014
Pastor and Homeschool Leader Scott Brown Empathizes with Turkish President who says Birth Control is Treason
*** Scott Brown, the Christian Patriarchy Movement, Muslims, Women and Birth Control *** Since the fall of Doug Phillips and Bill Gothard, voices in the Homeschool Movement have been quiet about some of their pet topics, perhaps trying to let the dust settle on the aftermath of the Christian Patriarchy Movement and the alleged sex abuse… Continue reading Pastor and Homeschool Leader Scott Brown Empathizes with Turkish President who says Birth Control is Treason
Glory to the Newborn King – Merry Christmas!
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 Work of Christmas Begins "When the song of the angels is stilled, when the… Continue reading Glory to the Newborn King – Merry Christmas!
Mark Driscoll’s New Website, New Image, and the Stuff He Forgot to Mention
Mark Driscoll's new website: what he's sharing about himself and what he leaves out of his story *** Surprise, surprise, surprise! About one week before all of the Mars Hill churches that Pastor Mark Driscoll founded some 18 years ago are about to close, Driscoll has published a brand new website. On the front page you can… Continue reading Mark Driscoll’s New Website, New Image, and the Stuff He Forgot to Mention
SSB Sunday Gathering – December 21, 2014
*** Spiritual Sounding Board – This is your place to gather and share in an open format. *** Good people all, this Christmas time, Consider well and bear in mind What our good God for us has done In sending his beloved son With Mary holy we should pray, To God with love this Christmas Day In… Continue reading SSB Sunday Gathering – December 21, 2014
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