Le Mont Saint Michel (taken by Deb) “We as a family experienced a pattern of spiritual abuse, hypocrisy, harshness, deceit and some unfortunate threats that were not righteous for Christians and need to be repented.” Larry Tomczak in a Washington Post article published on September 6, 2011 Since morphing themselves into Sovereign Grace Ministries, C.J. Mahaney and his lieutenants have … Continue reading
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“Every time a newspaper dies, even a bad one, the country moves a little closer to authoritarianism." Richard Kluger The London Eye Michelle Boorstein The Washington Post 202-334-4451 (direct line). Once again, TWW must apologize to the people who have asked us to write about the aversion to clinical psychology in today's post-evangelical church. Lord willing, we … Continue reading
"We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organisation of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples. The importance of keeping the pigs in good health was all too obvious. So it was agreed without further argument that the … Continue reading
Jeremiah 5:30-31 “An appalling and horrible thing has happened in the land. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule on their own authority.” Jeremiah 6:13-14 "For from the least of them to the greatest of them, everyone is greedy for gain, and from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely. And they have healed the brokenness of … Continue reading
“Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.” CS Lewis freefoto.com Recently, Joshua Harris apologized for some issues which have plagued Sovereign Grace Ministries for years. My husband just received an apology from a church elder who had spread a rumor that our marriage was in trouble. I also know a woman … Continue reading
"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 … Continue reading
Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street. -Elbert Hubbard wikipedia This week, we will be focusing on the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist churches and will use the 20/20 special on sexual and child abuse within that “family of churches.” Today we will look at an incident of molestation. … Continue reading
“All sorrows could be born if we tell a story about them or write them down” – Isak Dinesen Storm Clouds freefoto.com Breaking News: This account was forwarded to TWW last evening. We, along with others, are expressing concern about the way conflict and discipline is handled within Sovereign Grace Ministries. Perhaps this is the … Continue reading
"Badness is only spoiled goodness." CS Lewis The Shepherding Movement (aka Discipleship Movement), which began in the early 1970s, has proven to be one of the most destructive movements in recent church history. Bob Mumford (one of the Fort Lauderdale Five who is still living) has documented what transpired in an article entitled “The Five Teachers”, which can … Continue reading
"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one." -C.S. Lewis We are continuing our series on Spiritual Abuse Recovery, which has been inspired by Barbara Orlowski’s groundbreaking book on this topic. Orlowski affirms: (p. 19) Based on our research … Continue reading
“For I the LORD do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.” (ESV) Pope With the College of Cardinals (courtesy Malta Diocese) “Change is here to stay” is the mantra long-time SGMers have heard over and over and over again. You see, Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) has been morphing itself over the years. First … Continue reading
"Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to behave in a certain way, and can't really get rid of it." CS Lewis Church discipline is on the rise in the conservative corners of Christendom, and it’s not just limited to the average parishioner. Pastors are being disciplined as well, particularly within Sovereign … Continue reading
“Let me make it clear that this is neither gossip nor slander.” “I don’t want to unnecessarily hurt Steve.” “Steve is not a victim. Steve’s not a victim. This did not have to be this way.” (Gene Emerson 2001 KingsWay Family Meeting) Sovereign Grace Ministries is a “family of churches” that up until 2002 was called PDI and before that … Continue reading
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. ~Winston Churchill … Continue reading
"They have healed the wound of my people lightly,saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace." Jeremiah 6:14 (ESV) KingsWay Community Church, which belongs to the SGM “family of churches”, has experienced much dissension in recent months. We covered this crisis in a previous post called “KingsWay (SGM) Pastor Fails to Follow the “King’s Way”. According to “Looking … Continue reading
“Compliance is another characteristic of abusive discipleship. Submission is equated with compliance with leaders; disagreement and dissent are rarely tolerated. Disciples who speak critically about leaders are frequently labeled as rebellious, divisive, factious, or slanderous. For you to be counted as a slanderer in an abusive discipleship, your words don’t have to mean anything false or malicious. In these groups, … Continue reading
King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.” Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Do you think that in such a short time you can persuade me to be a Christian?” Paul replied, “Short time or long—I pray to God that not only you but all who are listening to me today may become what I am, except … Continue reading
