There Weren’t Really ANY “Good Times” With an Abuser

Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can… Continue reading There Weren’t Really ANY “Good Times” With an Abuser

Wise as Serpents: Broadway is Evil (Part 6 of a sermon series by Jeff Crippen)

One reason that evil flourishes unchallenged so often is because of another evil – willful blindness.  Willful blindness to evil. "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) The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was… Continue reading Wise as Serpents: Broadway is Evil (Part 6 of a sermon series by Jeff Crippen)