The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender. (Proverbs 22:7 ESV) Recently TWBTC, our ACFJ team member who helps us soooo much behind the scenes on the blog, made the following observation in a comment: May I note two observations that I took from your scenario? 1) The… Continue reading How the Wicked Use “Christian Servanthood” to Gain Control of People
Author: Jeff Crippen
I am the pastor of Christ Reformation Church in Tillamook, Oregon, arriving here in 1993. I have been a pastor since 1983 and was a police officer for 12 years before that. My wife and I have been married since 1971. Verla is a medical assistant at a local clinic and in our spare time we like to hunt, fish, and ride our motorcycle.
A Sure Sign that Something is Wrong in a Church – Failure to Care for Widows and Orphans
Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, "It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of… Continue reading A Sure Sign that Something is Wrong in a Church – Failure to Care for Widows and Orphans
