*** The "Christian" film, "Alone Yet Not Alone" has received a nomination for Best Original Song, sung by Joni Eareckson Tada, but what questionable activity propelled it to that spot and who are some of the people connected with this film and the Christian film industry? *** Friday, on my Facebook newsfeed, I saw an… Continue reading Disturbing Reconstructionist Connections with Oscar Nominee Film, “Alone Yet Not Alone”
Christian Marriage: For Better or for Worse – No Recourse for Spouse’s Bad Behavior?
* Â Â * Â Â * What is a spouse to do in a Christian marriage when a spouse is behaving badly or even abusing? Â "For better or for worse" can keep a spouse captive in a very unhealthy relationship. * Â Â * Â Â * Â Two are better than one because… Continue reading Christian Marriage: For Better or for Worse – No Recourse for Spouse’s Bad Behavior?
Kevin Swanson Continues a Year Later with Same Womb Tomb Rhetoric
* Â Â * Â Â * Popular homeschool leader Pastor Kevin Swanson continues to give unsubstantiated claims about birth control pills being "womb tombs" despite apologizing for misunderstanding in the media storm he created last year. * Â Â * Â Â * Last year, Kevin Swanson created quite the media firestorm with his… Continue reading Kevin Swanson Continues a Year Later with Same Womb Tomb Rhetoric
Learn to Discern: Living in Fear – Does Perfect Love Cast out all Fear?
*** What does perfect love mean? Â Is living in fear unbiblical? *** A comment came in on an older thread that has been quite heated. Â It was from a blogger who has disagreed with a recent blog post here. Â Unfortunately, we are still not in agreement and the point of the original article seems to… Continue reading Learn to Discern: Living in Fear – Does Perfect Love Cast out all Fear?
Street Evangelist Tony Miano Arrested Yet Again: Is it about his story or His story?
* * * Street evangelist Tony Miano was arrested again, this time in Scotland for breach of peace and "homophobic aggravation." Â Is this modern-day persecution? * * * I ask all who follow Cross Encounters Ministries and/or visit this website to pray not only for me, but for Christians around the world that are facing… Continue reading Street Evangelist Tony Miano Arrested Yet Again: Is it about his story or His story?
Creating and Sustaining a Safer Blogging Environment – A Guest Post by Brad/Futuristguy
I was part of a team effort with Julie Anne Smith to write a recent post on Spiritual Sounding Board, A Warning to Commenters: Be Aware of Potential Blog Owner/Moderator Intrusiveness. This post created a significant amount of heat about spiritual abuse survivor blogs. But the controversy also potentially brought forth an important amount of… Continue reading Creating and Sustaining a Safer Blogging Environment – A Guest Post by Brad/Futuristguy
A Warning to Commenters: Be Aware of Potential Blog Owner/Moderator Intrusiveness
*   *   * Warning to Spiritual Abuse Community regarding bloggers who may use commenters' private email in an intrusive manner. *   *   * An unfortunate situation with misuse of commenters’ personal email addresses has come up in the spiritual abuse survivor blogging community. It has made people… Continue reading A Warning to Commenters: Be Aware of Potential Blog Owner/Moderator Intrusiveness
The Christian Patriarchy Movement’s Dark Secret of Wife Spanking
* Â Â * Â Â * As Doug Phillips and his Vision Forum ministry is sinking, stories of abuse among Christian Patriarchy are surfacing: Â domestic violence, wife spanking, etc, among other well-known circles such as RC Sproul Jr., etc. * Â Â * Â Â * Warning: Â this is a heavy and disturbing article.… Continue reading The Christian Patriarchy Movement’s Dark Secret of Wife Spanking
Boerne Christian Assembly Elders Release Statement Regarding Doug Phillips of Vision Forum
*    *   * Boerne Christian Assembly elders Bob Sarratt and Jeff Horn release statement regarding Doug Phillips. *   *   * A Statement by the Elders of Boerne Christian Assembly about Former Elder Doug Phillips. Posted January 1, 2014 A Statement by the Elders of Boerne Christian Assembly about Former… Continue reading Boerne Christian Assembly Elders Release Statement Regarding Doug Phillips of Vision Forum
Comment Removed from Corban University President Sheldon Nord’s Facebook Page Regarding Corban’s Partnership with Mars Hill Church
* Â Â * Â Â * Corban University President Sheldon Nord removes public comment questioning the university's partnership with Mark Driscoll's Mars Hill. * Â Â * Â Â * It has come to my attention that a comment was removed from the Facebook page of Corban University President Sheldon Nord. Â I discovered Corban… Continue reading Comment Removed from Corban University President Sheldon Nord’s Facebook Page Regarding Corban’s Partnership with Mars Hill Church
Learn to Discern: Church Membership Accountability and Discipline of Children
* Â Â * Â Â * Learn to discern church websites, church discipline procedures, membership rules and accountability, attendance, and tithe requirements before joining a new church. Â A lot of information can be found on church websites. * Â Â * Â Â * * Â Â * Â Â * The other day,… Continue reading Learn to Discern: Church Membership Accountability and Discipline of Children
Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill Bellevue Campus to Host University Classes in Fall of 2014
* Â Â * Â Â * Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll to partner with Corban University and Western Seminary and host university classes at the Mars Hill Bellevue church campus. * Â Â * Â Â * It seems an important Mars Hill/Mark Driscoll development may have slipped through the cracks while the world… Continue reading Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill Bellevue Campus to Host University Classes in Fall of 2014
Merry Christmas Greetings
*   *   * For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 7 There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom,… Continue reading Merry Christmas Greetings
12 Doctrines of Christmas
* Â Â * Â Â * I ran across this video yesterday and wondered what planet I was on. How is it that I don't know most of these terms after having been a Christian for 40 years? *** ***
A Young Woman’s Relationship with Her Boyfriend is Shattered by Christian Patriarchy
* Â Â * Â Â * Personal story of a relationship broken by legalistic pressures brought on by teachings from Doug Phillips, Vision Forum and Christian Patriarchy ideology within the Homeschool Movement. *** A few weeks ago I received an e-mail from "Bethany" who shared her personal story with me and just recently she… Continue reading A Young Woman’s Relationship with Her Boyfriend is Shattered by Christian Patriarchy
The Blogging Community Takes on the Destructive Subculture of the Homeschool Movement
* Â Â * Â Â * Bloggers are taking on the destructive subculture of the Homeschool Movement and calling homeschool leaders out for their extra-Biblical practices and abusive patriarchy. * Â Â * Â Â * The Homeschool Movement really took off in 80s and 90s. Â Back then, when we read homeschool magazines, we… Continue reading The Blogging Community Takes on the Destructive Subculture of the Homeschool Movement
When Your Religious Leader Falls Off the Pedestal
* Â Â * Â Â * Cindy Kunsman responds to fallen spiritual leaders and spiritual abuse after the Doug Phillips scandal. * Â Â * Â Â * Note from Julie Anne: Â This article, by Cindy Kunsman was originally posted at her blog, Â Under Much Grace, and she has given me permission to post… Continue reading When Your Religious Leader Falls Off the Pedestal
After the Doug Phillips Vision Forum Scandal: What Should We as Homeschoolers Parents Do Now?
*   *   * The Doug Phillips Vision Forum scandal has left homeschooling families reeling and questioning:  what now, where do we go from here?  What about Patriarchy, Full-Quiver, Courtship, Parenting? A Concerned Dad asks some great questions. *   *   * Over the weekend, I got an excellent e-mail… Continue reading After the Doug Phillips Vision Forum Scandal: What Should We as Homeschoolers Parents Do Now?
Todd Friel: Interrupts a Woman Sharing the Gospel Message with a Man so He Could Do it Instead
* Â Â * Â Â * A woman was in the midst of sharing the Gospel with a man. Â When the Wretched folks found out she was sharing the Gospel to a man, they ask the woman to pass the phone to Todd Friel. Â Why??? * Â Â * Â Â * Wretched is… Continue reading Todd Friel: Interrupts a Woman Sharing the Gospel Message with a Man so He Could Do it Instead
Doug Phillips: “The Twinkle of Wonder is All about Me”
* Â Â * Â Â * Doug Phillips, promoter of Patriarchy, homeschooling, Family-Integrated Churches, Reconstructionism, courtship, Christian film production is featured in this video: Â The Power of Music in Film * Â Â * Â Â * Nine months ago - - possibly around the time Phillips was booted out of his teaching elder… Continue reading Doug Phillips: “The Twinkle of Wonder is All about Me”
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