With far too common frequency we receive letters and emails from abuse victims who have been ex-communicated from their churches because they have separated from or divorced their abusers. These victims / survivors have come to see that divorce is indeed permissible for abuse even though their pastors and elders and fellow church members insist… Continue reading What Are the Biblical Character Qualities for the Office of Pastor/Elder?
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.
How an Abuse Victim Might be Guilted by Some Christian Hymns
I am in my church office on a Sunday morning going over my sermon notes and listening to our worship music leaders practice. Among other pieces, they will be leading us in this well-known and widely cherished Fanny Crosby classic, Blessed Assurance [Internet Archive link]1. (Most of you probably know that Fanny Crosby was blind.)… Continue reading How an Abuse Victim Might be Guilted by Some Christian Hymns
