The Religion of the Pharisees (Part 6)

The Pharisees were the representatives of the Divine law — not only of that given to Israel on Mount Sinai, but also of those more secret ordinances which were only verbally communicated to Moses, in explanation of, and in addition to the law." (Edersheim) Their numbers were incredibly small.... Yet this inconsiderable minority could cast… Continue reading The Religion of the Pharisees (Part 6)

How to Create an Abusive Church

I don't like to think about spiritual abuse, or abusive churches, or abusive pastors. I don't like it. For one reason, this is because the abusers I have had to deal with over the years as a pastor love to accuse me and our Elders and our church of having abused them. So I am… Continue reading How to Create an Abusive Church