GBFSV SPIRITUAL ABUSE VICTIMS' RECOVERY
For The Victims Of Spiritual Abuse And Authoritarianism At Grace Bible Fellowship Of Silicon Valley And Victims Of Other Churches ©MtnShepherdess 2016, 2017, 2018
What About Privilege, Justice, and Social Responsibility? So much has been written about “white privilege” in recent weeks in relation to discrimination against people of color. In the “take the knee” debate, one side wants to raise awareness of a systemic racism problem in the USA, while the other insists that this is just blatant…
via What About Privilege, Justice, and Social Responsibility? — Virginia’s Life, Such As It Is!
I am often asked, “What’s the best way to know whether or not a church is worth joining?”My answer often surprises people. The measure of the greatness of a church is not seen in the size of the church, nor the missions emphasis, nor the children’s or youth programs, nor the style of worship. Nope. Not…
via The #1 Thing to Look for When Joining a Church — Istoria Ministries 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 —
“But there is a particularly nasty breed that often goes unnoticed, a type that we might call the ‘Broken Wolf’ ” – Joe Carter
via 9 Things You Should Know About Joe Carter’s ‘Beware of Broken Wolves’ Diatribe —
The joy in Good Friday
via A Good Friday Reflection: You Are Not a Worm; You Are the Joy of Jesus. —
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) —
My loyal readers may recall that nine months ago I wrote an article titled “Despite Tight Budgets UAE 9Marks Pastors Travel To T4G Conference USA.” (Link) Now, nine months later and facing a serious budget deficit, senior pastor John Folmar had the nerve to ask members to give sacrificially! In the article, I took the…
Would anything get done without the persistence of determined women – even women who are willing to “break the rules” in the face of injustice? Would women have the right to vote if our great-grandmothers had not rebelled against men who were determined to keep vaginas out of the voting booth? Oh, does that offend you,…
“I need no covenant to guarantee that God will finish the work He’s begun in me.” Wade Burleson
via Church Membership Covenants and God’s Word to the Wise… —
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