I’m Nobody Special; What Can I Do To Help Lazarus?

This post is by Harriet Cook. Harriet is a wife, mother of adult children, and grandmother, loving and serving Jesus for 57 years in the Pacific Northwest. She does not deny there are some male abuse victims. However, her experience is with the gender usually more easily preyed upon. *** In the 1950s through the… Continue reading I’m Nobody Special; What Can I Do To Help Lazarus?

True Church Growth Often Means Getting Smaller

UPDATE  Sept 2021:  Barbara Roberts has come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches.  He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised… Continue reading True Church Growth Often Means Getting Smaller

You Must Listen to Me! (says the abuser)

UPDATE Sept 2021: I have come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised to them,… Continue reading You Must Listen to Me! (says the abuser)

Wise as Serpents: The Seductive Beauty of Evil  (Part 11 of sermon series)

As we continue to consider the nature and tactics of evil and those who are its emissaries, we must once again remind ourselves that this darkness cannot overcome the Light of Christ. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your… Continue reading Wise as Serpents: The Seductive Beauty of Evil  (Part 11 of sermon series)

Wise as Serpents: What Does Evil Look Like? (Part 7 of a sermon series by Jeff Crippen)

I saw that my abuser has the same spirit as a murderer. But he is well able to hide his murderous intent. If anything bad was to happen, he wouldn’t care less except about being caught, and no one would suspect him. He fools most people with his appearance of being a good, responsible and… Continue reading Wise as Serpents: What Does Evil Look Like? (Part 7 of a sermon series by Jeff Crippen)

Blessings and Woes from the Politically and Spiritually Incorrect Lord Jesus Christ, and Naming Names

UPDATE Sept 2021: I have come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised to them,… Continue reading Blessings and Woes from the Politically and Spiritually Incorrect Lord Jesus Christ, and Naming Names

King Herod Wanted to “Worship” Jesus — Look Out for the Abuser’s Tricks

UPDATE Sept 2021: I have come to believe that Jeff Crippen does not practise what he preaches. He vilely persecuted an abuse victim and spiritually abused many other people in the Tillamook congregation. Go here to read the evidence. Jeff has not gone to the people that he spiritually and emotionally abused. He has not apologised to them,… Continue reading King Herod Wanted to “Worship” Jesus — Look Out for the Abuser’s Tricks