(John Piper’s) Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minnesota Excommunicates Domestic Abuse Victim – reblogged article

via Bethlehem Baptist Church Excommunicates Victim of Domestic Violence

via Bethlehem Baptist Church Excommunicates Victim of Domestic Violence — Speakingtruthinlove’s Blog

This is What Enables Evil to Hide in Our Churches — A Cry For Justice blog by pastor/ex-cop Jeff Crippen

This post is difficult for me to write because I have lived it so many, many times. The subject gets my blood pressure, dander, ire and anger “up” big time. I hate this stuff. It is soooo prevalent in our churches and there is no excuse for it. This time, as is so common, it […]

via This is What Enables Evil to Hide in Our Churches — A Cry For Justice

A Successful Church Takeover Using Stealth Strategies in the Calvinista Playbook. – by The Wartburg Watch blog

This detailed testimony of a church takeover is a tremendous tool to help someone recognize the moves Calvinistas make to gain control over the congregation

via A Successful Church Takeover Using Stealth Strategies in the Calvinista Playbook —

9 Marks and The Gospel Coalition Apparently Continue to Ignore Abuse in Their Midst. – by The Wartburg Watch blog

When will 9 Marks realize that they have a problem with how church discipline is applied.

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Another Mark Dever/9Marks’ Church Fail. “The Little Blog That Roared. The Controversy at First Baptist Church, Sapulpa, OK.” – by The Wartburg Watch blog

The Sapulpa Messenger:The little blog that could! Prediction: They won’t be little anymore.

via The Little Blog That Roared.* The Controversy at First Baptist Church, Sapulpa, OK —

Spreading Your Wings – Even When They’re Broken. By Marie O’Toole, guest author on Give Her Wings blog

We are so thankful to Marie for writing a guest post just for our ministry! We have long since supported and respected Marie for all she has endured. Marie is the author of “Redeemed from the Pit” and “Plugged In: Proclaiming Christ in the Internet Age”. She is also a trained counselor, who is now focusing…

via Spreading Your Wings – Even When They’re Broken By Marie O’Toole (formerly Notcheva) —

Mars Hill (Seattle, WA) Church History: A Former Elder’s Wife Speaks Out – Warren Throckmorton

For Mars Hill history buffs, Wenatchee the Hatchet has done a service for you. Go check out his post with links tagged and organized topically. Also, wife of a former elder Jen Smidt has spoken out about her experiences at Mars Hill. According to Jen, she once said something Sutton Turner didn’t like and the…

via For Those Interested in Mars Hill Church History, Wenatchee the Hatchet Has Organized Some Links. A Former Elder’s Wife Speaks Out — Warren Throckmorton

Word of Faith Fellowship (Spindale, NC) Accused by Ex-Members of Being a Cult – Part 1 on The Wartburg Watch blog

At long last those who have been hurt by Word of Faith Fellowship are speaking out…

via Word of Faith Fellowship (Spindale, NC) Accused by Ex-Members of Being a Cult – Part 1 —

Julie Anne’s Blog Anniversary – 5 years at Spiritual Sounding Board

* * * * * * * Boy, oh boy, it’s been FIVE years today since the beginning of my blogs, and tomorrow marks five years since being served with the lawsuit by my ex-pastor Chuck O’Neal of Beaverton Grace Bible Church. It’s a good milestone moment to update the legacy. Here was my profile […]

via Spiritual Sounding Board: Updating the Legacy – Year 5 — Spiritual Sounding Board

What Should We Do About 9Marks and Other Abusive Churches? By Dale, guest post on The Wartburg Watch blog

Are 9Marks churches divisive? Dale says “YES!” and provides his “Top Ten List” of their “Dividic Kingdom”

via What Should We Do About 9Marks and Other Abusive Churches? Guest Post by Dale —