Star Trek teaches the American evangelical church about the addictive nature of power.
Category: Why Have We Fasted
Reason for Hope
Searching for healing in the midst of post traumatic church disorder.
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Acts 29 Tree
The leaders of Origen Church kept the budget hidden until approaching financial insolvency forced their hands. What is Acts 29 trying to hide?
Shorts
What do road rage, knowing one’s self, and Matilda the Musical have to do with one another? Not much, other than all giving me something to think about around the same time period.
When the Good Go Bad
A re-post from The Wartburg Watch, telling our story of how spiritual abuse crept in to a church we’d considered safe.
Is It Gossip? and Other Questions We Asked Before Going Public
Questions we asked ourselves before going public. Is it gossip? Have we forgiven? Are we following Matthew 18?
Is It Any Wonder?
When mental illness is not illogical. Thoughts inspired by Disney’s Encanto.
Acts 29, Your System is Rotting
A pattern is being established within the Acts 29 model at both the denominational and local church levels. It is not a good one, but it is also not insurmountable.
Getting Comfortable with Ambiguity
Musings on the nature and purpose of ambiguity in theology.
Why Are We White-washing Slavery in the Bible? – Part 1
Examining the puzzling and problematic trend of painting slavery in the Bible as rosier than it actually was. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we look at the Scriptural and historical evidence.
Review of “Something’s Not Right” by Wade Mullen
Review of a book that aims at “decoding the hidden tactics of abuse and freeing yourself from its power.” A thorough book that is insightful and hopeful.
My Faith Reconstruction Journey – How A Miscarriage Prepared Me to Endure Spiritual Abuse
How the grief and identity crisis experienced after a miscarriage grounded my faith in Jesus, preparing me to endure the shock of spiritual abuse at the hand of church leaders.