SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – January 19, 2020

Kathi

This is your place to gather and share in an open format.

Addressing Abuse, Christian Marriage, Doctrine as Idol, Domestic Violence, Focus on the Family, Marriage, Spiritual Abuse

Blaming Abuse on Satan is Not Enough

Kathi

It's time for Focus on the Family to start acknowledging abuse happens in Christian marriages.

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, BLOG INFORMATION, Julie Anne's Personal Stories

Update on JA

Julie Anne

I wanted to share a personal update.

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – January 12, 2020

Kathi

This is your place to gather and share.

Book Review Series, Christian Marriage, Doctrine as Idol, Domestic Violence, Gender Roles, Marriage, Martha Peace, Spiritual Abuse

Book Review Series – “The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter Sixteen – Watch Your Words

Kathi

This chapter is full of conflicting important points and is a reminder that verbal and emotional abuse is not appropriate.

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – January 5, 2020

Kathi

This is your place to gather and share.

Self-Care

Taking a Break for the Week

Kathi

We're taking a self-care break for the week.

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – December 29, 2019

Kathi

This is your place to gather and share.

Christian Marriage, Dale Partridge, Marriage

Can a Spouse Love God, and at the Same Time Choose to Not Love Their Wife?

Kathi

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

SSB Sunday Gathering – December 22, 2019

Kathi

Week 4 of Advent. This is your place to gather and share in an open format.

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Abuse Systems and Transformation Tools, Leaving the Church, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Authority, Spiritual Bullies

When “O Holy Night” Becomes a Nightmare to Someone Whose Faith Has Been Harmed

Julie Anne

"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, Christian Marriage, Complementarianism, Doctrine as Idol, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence and Churches, Gender Roles, Marriage, Martha Peace, Misuse of Scripture, Spiritual Abuse

Book Review Series – “The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter Fifteen – One Long, Unmotivating List

Kathi

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

SSB Sunday Gathering – December 15, 2019

Kathi

Week 3 of Advent. This is your place to gather and share in an open format.

Dale Partridge, Forgiveness, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Authority

The Not so Simple Act of Forgiving and Forgetting

Kathi

Forgiving may come with time, but should we really forget?

Christian Marriage, Marriage

Guest Post from Sheila Gregoire: Sex and Marriage

Julie Anne

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

SSB Sunday Gathering – December 8, 2019

Kathi

Week 2 of Advent. This is your place to gather and share in an open format.

ABUSE & VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCH, Christian Marriage, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence and Churches, Dr. Wayne Grudem, Marriage, Marriages Damaged-Destroyed by Sp. Ab.

Domestic Violence Survivor Responds to Wayne Grudem’s Change of Opinion on “Allowing” Divorce for Abuse in Marriage

Julie Anne

Next time you meet a divorced survivor, look in her eyes with kindness and ask yourself how bad it had to be to risk all she did.

Biblical Counseling, Book Review Series, Christian Marriage, Complementarianism, Doctrine as Idol, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence and Churches, Extra-Biblical Nonsense, Gender Roles, Marriage, Marriages Damaged-Destroyed by Sp. Ab., Martha Peace, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Authority, Women and the Church

Book Review Series – “The Excellent Wife” by Martha Peace – Chapter Fourteen – A Wife’s Orderly Way to Respond to Her Husband’s Evil Responses

Kathi

How does a Christian wife respond to her husband's evil behavior? This orderly list provides more harm than help.

SSB Sunday Gathering

SSB Sunday Gathering – December 1, 2019

Kathi

This is your place to gather and share in an open format.

Clergy Misconduct, Clergy Sex Abuse, Failure to Report Crimes, Sexual Abuse/Assault and Churches, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual Authority, Youth Groups

Update on Dr. Wes Feltner of Berean Baptist and Clergy Sexual Misconduct

Julie Anne

At the very least, we should have seen Feltner take responsibility for his clergy sexual misconduct. That never happened...