Unholy Charade - Jeff Crippen

Unmasking the Domestic Abuser in the Church

Abusers see their Spouse and children as Property Owned

"You need to fight for her. She is yours" Those words might sound at first like a noble statement of a wonderful husband. They aren't. Read More

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Book Recommendation: Dare to Fly by Senator Martha McSally

One of our longtime blog followers (and my friend) sent me the following book recommendation. The author is now a U.S. Senator (Arizona) who is a retired Air Force officer, having served as a fighter pilot in many combat arenas. Martha McSally is also an abuse survivor and her life…

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Update on our Friend Mack – Surgery Wednesday

Most of you already know that our fellow elder here at Christ Reformaton Church, Mack McConkey, has been seriously ill for nearly two months now. He is still hospitalized and tomorrow the doctors have surgery planned to try to get Mack's  pancreas functioning correctly. Mack has continued to have one…

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The Abuser as the Invisible Man

Ephesians 6:12 ESV  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Recently I watched the newest movie version of The Invisible Man. NOTE: I…

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Daughters, be Wise and Beware

Proverbs 5:3-5 ESV  For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil,  (4)  but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.  (5)  Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol; I am…

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Superficial Christianity Invites and Enables Evil

These paragraphs were taken from a church's web page. Read them, and then I want us to think about how a "church" like this is fertile soil for the wicked, including abusers: Our Core Beliefs: If you were to ask 10 different people at Our Savior's Church their individual beliefs…

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Update on our friend Mack's Condition

Thank you all for continuing to pray for Mack and his wife Rite (prounounced "reet"). Mack remains in acute rehab about 50 miles away from us, which is closer than the initial hospital he was in. He has had ups and downs and some times of intense pain. However, we…

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Part 2 – Critique of Screwtape's Letter

We continue to point out the lies and false teaching disguised as "Bible" which Pastor Screwtape and his associate, Wormwood, laid upon this man who was married to an abuser wife. As I have written before, this is a clear case of the woman as the abuser and the victim's…

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Part 1 – Critique of Pastor Screwtape's Letter

On May 11th we posted the wicked letter from "Pastor Screwtape" and his associate, Wormwood, that was sent to an abuse victim in their "church." You can read the letter here.  Now I want to dissect this collection of lies and perversions of scripture so that we can all clearly…

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Part Three – The Damage Women's and Men's Ministries can do

This is another excellent comment left in response to the post on this subject last week. Amy tells her story and her insights are right on. I wanted to be sure everyone sees what she wrote, so here it is in this stand alone post.  Thank you Amy! Read More

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