Spiritual Abuse and the Church: Can a Church Bind Our Conscience?

Every Christian is free before God to be led by the Holy Spirit and the Scripture.  Each Christian has a conscience and the freedom to obey that conscience as he is directed by the Word of God.  This was Luther's stand before Rome: “Since then your sere Majesty and your Lordships seek a simple answer,… Continue reading Spiritual Abuse and the Church: Can a Church Bind Our Conscience?

Abuse and God’s Mercy: Martin’s Story

MY STORY I was born in 1962, raised in a very strict Roman Catholic home in Roman Catholic schools.  Having been gifted with a desire to seek God, I sought Him as best I knew how within the Roman Catholic Church.  As a teenager, I felt called to service and even talked to several priests… Continue reading Abuse and God’s Mercy: Martin’s Story