Monthly Archives: May, 2017
The Hungarian Christians of 1562 Had More Sense than the No-Divorce-for-Abuse Preachers Today
Does an abuser disturb the conscience of his victim? Does the abuser live in a constantly unquiet, peace-destroying manner? Recently Barbara sent me a four volume set compiled by James T. Dennison, Jr. entitled Reformed Confessions of the 16th and 17th Centuries in English Translation. I have been skimming through them to see what they …
The Most Common Reason Churches Enable Abusers and Oppress Victims
Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. (Galatians 4:28-29) When we first began this blog some five years ago, we said that one of our …
The Conclusion of the Matter — final part of Ecclesiastes sermon series by Ps Sam Powell
The Conclusion of the Matter Ecclesiastes 12:9-14 (NKJV) Ps Sam Powell 9 Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also imparted knowledge to the people. He pondered and searched out and set in order many proverbs. 10 The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true. 11 The words …
Gary Thomas’s book “Sacred Marriage” — a review by Avid Reader
Gary Thomas, the author of Sacred Marriage, recently wrote on his blog about how the church needs to protect women from abuse. There was a flood of responses from people. One lady directly confronted him for how, “I endured abuse for way too long because of your teachings.” Gary responded to her by writing, “I …
ACFJ Does Not Recommend Lundy Bancroft’s Retreats or His New Peak Living Network
We do not enjoy making this announcement. We have recommended Lundy Bancroft’s materials and seminars for the entire time this blog has been in existence. We and probably most of our readers have greatly benefited from Lundy’s books and rather recently we even recommended one of his webinars to you. That has changed. We have …
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