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“My Elders Have Disagreed With Me Only Twice in 28 Year”: The Church Has a Broken Elder System.
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (652+ words) “Let me clarify this very definitely. This is not an authoritarian organization.” L Ron Hubbard Yesterday, I received a bunch of documents from members of a PCA church who want to go forward with their experience of abuse via the…...
Nothing Says “I Love You” More Than a PCA Citation. Retroactive Churh Discipline and CrossPointe Church, Austin, TX.
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (337+ words) Sand dunes on Mars. JPL NASA “You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”— Buddha. (PS: To those who know who they are: I have been friends with Todd since 2013. One day I…...
Naghmeh Panahi, Eschet Chayil, on Walking Away From the Church.
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (187+ words) Naghmen has face so much with great dignity. FYI – Some Notes for everyone Naghmeh Panahi from her website “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.” C. S. Lewis It’s…...
Short Update on the Mica Miller Story and Free For All
1+ week, 3+ day ago (201+ words) “My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight…...
Mark Driscoll Jokes About Obesity in Pastors But Laughing at Others as Opposed to Dealing With His Problems Is Boringly Predictable
2+ week, 5+ day ago (370+ words) “Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others.” –C. S. Lewis Unlike Piper, who stays within the Calvinista tradition, Driscoll moved on to a whole new crowd…...
Teaching About the Antichrist and Finding Jesus in Silicon Valley.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (724+ words) We host speaker events where real conversations happen. Where tech founders, producers, designers, and creatives talk candidly about how faith and work collide. Where Jesus is at the center —not as an obligation, but as an invitation. You’ll hear stories…...
Holy Weirdness: Bethel Church’s Bill ‘Glitterati’ Johnson Demonstrated His Ignorance of the Holy Spirit.
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (595+ words) “O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy cheerful beams. Saint Augustine I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus…...
The All Male Membership of The Gospel Coalition Gets Ready to Welcome The Gospel Coalition UK Along With The Women.
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (892+ words) In the beginning, that seemed to be the case. In 2014, Deb wrote The Gospel Coalition Goes ‘Down Under’ to Enlarge Its Territory. The Bible Society published an article announcing TGC’s expansion into Australia. It states: The group will meet for…...
Sometime Evil Demands a Response: Trinity Episcopal Church, Upperville, VA, and Anglican Watch
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (807+ words) “You know what the biologists mean by a parasite—an animal that lives on another animal. Evil is a parasite. It is there only because good is there for it to spoil and confuse.” CS Lewis Today’s post is introducing…...
Burk Parsons, St Andrews Chapel, and Ligonier Ministries’ Pugnacious and Sanctimonious Application of Excommunication to Drs Steve and Heidi Nichols Should Inform Anyone Thinking of Engaging in These Ministries
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (861+ words) Yan Krukau at pexels “Rejection doesn’t mean you aren’t good enough. It means the other person failed to notice what you have to offer.” Mark Twain I recently saw this announcement on X. I am so pleased to let you…...