“It is not grace to shield people from the consequences of their actions, to allow men or women who have been proven unsafe to have free access to vulnerable communities. It is not the gospel to treat abuse unseriously. Today’s story is filled with tension, grief, and uncomfortable truths.” From Bodies Behind The Bus: “Whistleblowers: The Village Church Denton” w/ … Continue reading
Editor’s Note 6/24/2024: Steve LeBlanc issued a retraction to his statement that he knew James Robison was present when Cindy Clemishire and her dad met with Pastor Olen Griffing. You can watch the video from Sunday, June 22 here. Wade Burleson did a good job assessing the impact of this retraction in one of the comments. I suggest readers check … Continue reading
“God’s purpose is not to build up spectacular ministries, or display brilliant minds, or articulate tongues or pleasing, arresting personalities. God’s purpose is to make us, you and me like His Son. It is the only outcome that brings glory to the Father.” -Diane Langberg, PhD “I usually lump organized religion, organized labor, and organized crime together. The Mafia gets … Continue reading
In a summer series titled “Let’s Dive In!” Gateway Church has scheduled a slate of guest speakers to preach every Saturday/Sunday beginning June 8-9 and continuing through August 3-4. This covers a nine-week period, one slot remains to be filled. Lisa Harper spoke last week. Albert Tate, Senior Pastor of Fellowship Monrovia in the Los Angeles area, was scheduled to … Continue reading
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984 … Continue reading
“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” ― Will Rogers Nearly two years ago, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention said that several of the denomination’s major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 the first indictment stemming from the investigation was handed … Continue reading
Editorial Update 5-31-2024 I have received the Police Report filed by Sahaab Jauhar-Rizvi in March 2021 and I wanted to include the relevant pages for your review. The redactions were all made by the South Barrington PD with the one exception of my address, which I made. Based on this Police Report, Dee’s talks with the women accused of having … Continue reading
“If you can tell me who your heroes are, I can tell you how you’re going to turn out in life.” -Warren Buffett According to Wikipedia, the church denomination we now know as Sovereign Grace Churches “grew out of the charismatic renewal of the 1970s under the leadership of Larry Tomczak. It has its roots in a charismatic prayer meeting … Continue reading
Note from the editor: Brent Detwiler is a friend of mine and the former number two man in the leadership of Sovereign Grace Ministries (now Sovereign Grace Churches). He has permitted me to reprint this article in its entirety. I have made only three editorial changes which are contained within brackets. -Todd Convicted Child Molester Vince Sievert Allowed to Serve … Continue reading
Russell Tusing II, 44, Senior Pastor of Sovereign Grace Church of LaGrange, GA was arrested and charged with sexual battery (FVA) and child molestation (FVA). Tusing was booked into jail on Friday, March 15. According to LaGrange Police Public Information Officer Lt. Chris Pritchett, the charges stem back to a report made in February with allegations dating back to 2022 … Continue reading
“It is my view that the #1 problem in the evangelical church does not revolve around gender issues, nor financial issues, nor doctrinal issues. The #1 problem in the evangelical church revolves around the desire of evangelical men to grab hold of spiritual authority in the church. Jesus Christ said the pagans “bestow titles and give positions of authority,” but … Continue reading
There have been so many sexual abuse scandals that have come to light within the last few years that it’s hard to keep up with them all. One of the most recent scandals involves the International House of Prayer, Kansas City (IHOPKC). IHOPKC has been one of the better-known organizations within the Charismatic wing of American Christianity. IHOPKC is known … Continue reading
Dee received an email a few weeks ago that said, in part, the following: I am a long-time lurker and seldom commenter at TWW. I left a spiritually abusive church after 15 years. They are Mohler/T4G/Gospel Coalition/CBMW sycophants, chock full of male headship and church discipline. I was dug deep in at church for a time, drinking the Kool-Aid and thinking … Continue reading
Dear Readers, Dee has asked me to inform you that her mother is about to pass away and therefore Dee will not be posting Part 3 of the Waydown Workshop this afternoon. Your prayers for Dee and her family are greatly appreciated in this, their time of sorrow. Update: It has been about 90 minutes since I posted the above … Continue reading
I have written about Nathan Luong in the past. You can view the story I wrote on August 18, 2023, here. I wanted to provide the readers with an update as Nathan Luong had a Pre-trial hearing today. I was able to observe the hearing via Zoom. Present in the Zoom call were Judge Robert Docherty, Defense Attorney Scott Lewis, … Continue reading
Consider this post to be an extension of my post from last Friday. I had more information that I wanted to share, but I thought Friday’s post was long enough! Friday’s post had a few comments about John Folmar’s experience level when he went to Dubai. The audio clip below was taken from an interview of John Folmar by David … 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
In today’s post I will be highlighting the nearly extinct role of apostles in Sovereign Grace Churches, but before I do so I will tell you a little about my life in American “churchianity”. I was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN and, like the majority of Minnesotans back in the late 1950’s I was raised in the Lutheran Church. … Continue reading
“The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.” -Pope Francis Pop quiz – Who is Riley Barnes? I don’t expect most to know the answer to that question, so allow me me fill you in. As you can see below, Riley Barnes had a great education, graduating Cum laude from Washington and Lee University. … Continue reading
