I received an email today from ACBC announcing a broadcast called "Help for Single Women Longing for Marriage." To get an idea what the content of that session is, all you need do is skim an article they included with the advertisement. It was written by Amber Komatsu (I have…
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Job 30:26 ESV But when I hoped for good, evil came, and when I waited for light, darkness came. Psalms 52:3-4 ESV You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue. Couple’s counseling (and I…
Read MoreWe should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. (1 John 3:12) There are two brief times every 24 hours when darkness and light attempt to co-exist.…
Read MoreTit 1:10-11 For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. (11) They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 1Ti 6:3-5 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and…
Read MoreRecently I addressed in some comments this subject of who a Christian is - and who is not. As you know, we have had the tiring mantra of "we are all sinners" thrown at us as an excuse for abusers and as a club to force us to "show love…
Read MoreMat 16:22-23 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, "Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you." (23) But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind…
Read MoreAs most of our readers probably know, I always tell abuse victims these two things: Abusers never change, and A marriage to an abuser does not need to be fixed, it needs to be ended. I advise people to base their decisions about whether to leave, whether to stay, and…
Read MoreThere are scores of books written and designed to be used to counsel engaged couples, purporting to make them better prepared for marriage. Many pastors insist on pre-marriage counseling before they will agree to perform a wedding. I am sure that their intent is good, but frankly, I have never…
Read MoreA victim of a very deceitful, habitually lying abuser shared an interaction she had with the pastor of a church she and the abuser attended. We thank her very much for allowing us to publish what this pastor told her. As is so typical, you see here the incredible arrogance…
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