Mark was at the pinnacle of his career. He had successfully led two mission organizations, one to unprecedented growth with global notoriety. He is an exceptional networker. His strengths are clearly in community building for ministry. Mark had been warned about the dysfunction of the board of directors that oversaw the organization for which he … Continue reading Trusting in Silence: Waiting for Godly Counsel
Month: December 2017
John’s Story: The Power of Pastor
I sat down with John and Susan over coffee to hear their story. I had heard parts of it before they were done passing through the fire. Now, over two years later, it was time to hear the whole story of abusive church leadership and see the healing that had taken place in their lives. … Continue reading John’s Story: The Power of Pastor
Imprecatory Praying: The Mercy of Destruction
Christians read the Psalms and find statements that seem to conflict with the open-hearted, mercy-oriented, forgiveness-driven Gospel we preach from our pulpits.
#MeToo & God’s Anointed
As more and more people come forward to publicly renounce leaders who have abused their positions of power through sexual harassment, perversion, and molestation, there is a growing freedom to confront this evil. "On October 5, 2017, The New York Times published a series of allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein from women who claimed that he … Continue reading #MeToo & God’s Anointed
Pearls & Swine 