I was reading the comments today on a Facebook page of one of our long time readers at ACFJ. She posted some excellent material challenging the church to wake up to domestic abuse in its midst. Then this fellow Michael came along and here is what he said: There is an all out assault by… Continue reading Spiritual Sounding Talk that Has no Content Enables the Wicked and Oppresses the Innocent
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.
Don’t Fall for the Abuser’s “Repentance” – Lessons from Zacchaeus
Just about all of you have heard an abuser claim to "have changed," or "I have repented and the Lord has forgiven me and now you must also." We have had pressure put upon us by the abuser's allies to "forgive" and reconcile because, after all, he said he was sorry. Yada, yada, yada. Real… Continue reading Don’t Fall for the Abuser’s “Repentance” – Lessons from Zacchaeus
