"D6 is more than a conference: it’s a biblical passage, a principle, a strategy, a way of life." (link)
Authoritarian leadership
Is Sunday School Unbiblical?
"THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD: A Sunday School teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible; Psalm 23. She gave the youngsters a month to learn the chapter. Little Rick was excited about the task — but, he just couldn't remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely get past the first line. On the day that the kids were scheduled to recite Psalm 23 in front of the congregation, Ricky was so nervous. When it was his turn, he stepped up to the microphone and said proudly, 'The Lord is my Shepherd, and that's all I need to know.'" (link)
Dave Harvey – Give Me One More Chance
“I am amazed that a group of men that have called so many to repentance (for) over 30 years still don’t understand it on a personal level.”
SGM – Just “Business” As Usual
Pride meets covetousness, and compliments it as wise, thrifty, and prudent. Charles Spurgeon
Hoodwinked by Mohler and Mahaney
Where I once believed people were there to be used, I started thinking of other people first. Josh McDowell
FALSE HUMILITY, TRUE HYPOCRISY: A REVIEW OF C.J. MAHANEY’S BOOK HUMILITY, True Greatness
Review of CJ Mahaney's book on Humility, which he is not!
Why I Finally Left Sovereign Grace Ministries After 30 Years
"When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." -The Declaration of Independence courtesy of NASA On April 18, 2011, Jim, at the well regarded SGM Refuge, printed the following letter. I contacted him and asked if TWW might be able to post it as well. He graciously gave us permission to do so. This letter is written by a 30 year member of Sovereign Grace Ministries who, after many years of sacrificial love and service, felt he could not longer participate in the ministry. It is a well written, thoughtful letter that should cause any Godly person to question why such events transpired. Pay particular attention to the excellent quotes he provides at the end of his letter. Well done, sir!
When Pastoral Care Means Taking Care of the Pastor
"There are pastors who won't go to people's sick beds. How can people of God turn their back on the sick, poor and hungry?" James Robinson Sunset over the Sahara-NASA On Monday, we will look at the 20/20 story on the IFB churches which dealt with sexual and child abuse. What has happened to the role of pastor? I think of the genial Methodist minister who lived up the street who occasionally visited our home, along with the homes of all of our neighbors, for coffee and cookies. He was often found at the local hospitals and nursing homes, visiting church members and even some locals who were not church attendees. He attended Little League games, cheering on the kids from his youth group. He attended school board meeting and gave the occasional prayer. Our Russian Orthodox priest always viited our home. He could be seen dancing the polka at the Polish festivals and kept a similar schedule to his Methodist counterpart. Both men were known, respected and genuinely liked by the community in Salem, Massachusetts. Soon after I became a Christian, I met another pastor who was cut from the same cloth. These Continue reading →
Quivering Daughters – Hillary McFarland Warns Against Quiverfull
We build fences to keep ourselves from committing certain sins. Soon these fences – instead of the sins they were designed to guard against- become the issue. We elevate our rules to the level of God’s commandments. “ Jerry Bridges Vyckie Garrison, an escapee from the Quiverfull Movement (QF), has created a website which she describes as “a gathering place for women escaping and recovering from spiritual abuse”. She appropriately calls it No Longer Quivering. If you have not yet read Vyckie’s testimony posted on exChristians.net and here at TWW, we hope you will take the time to read how Vyckie renounced her faith. It will give you a glimpse into the dark side of the Quiverfull Movement. Shortly after we began blogging, Dee and I wrote a number of posts about the Quiverfull Movement. Several times we have focused on the Duggars, who are the QF poster family. For background reading, we highly recommend our article entitled “Quiverfull Daughters Versus Quivering Daughters” In this article we introduced our readers to Hillary McFarland who, like Vyckie, escaped from QF. Hillary began her Quivering Daughters blog shortly before we wrote about her. At the Continue reading →
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