Patriarchal Abusive Marriage is a Counterfeit of Marriage — and thus is Very Deceiving

My husband does not permit me to sin. When I sin, he sends me to my room and tells me to stay there until my attitude is godly again. Those words were spoken by a pastor's wife to a group of Christian women/wives.  Their response?  "Oh, what a model of a godly marriage." It was… Continue reading Patriarchal Abusive Marriage is a Counterfeit of Marriage — and thus is Very Deceiving

Wise as Serpents: Light Comes into the World — and Evil Attacks (Part 3 of a sermon series by Jeff Crippen)

Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men. . . (Matthew 10:16-17a) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.  All things… Continue reading Wise as Serpents: Light Comes into the World — and Evil Attacks (Part 3 of a sermon series by Jeff Crippen)