In a medical crisis the absence of my parents who died in 2017 and 2018 was felt. But into that void stepped friends and others who showed me a lot of love. This is a post about grief and loss, and the love of friends. After all you will not know who your friends are … Continue reading A Medical Crisis and the First Absence of my Parents Plus the Love of Friends
Steven Hassan on the Cult of Trump and New Apostolic Reformation
Recently cult expert Steven Hassan was on The Lincoln Project discussing the cult of Donald Trump and the role religion plays within this phenomena. This is a good podcast to listen. "One person's religion is another person's cult." Philip Seymour Hoffman Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we … Continue reading Steven Hassan on the Cult of Trump and New Apostolic Reformation
Some Evangelicals View a Person’s Suffering or Loss as a Means for Evangelism
A medical crisis once again reveals the tragedy and problems of evangelical Christian culture. As I was in the ER Short Stay an evangelical I don't know well tried to evangelize me and revealed how little he cares or loves me. Instead I was a trophy for him. This is a post about how some … Continue reading Some Evangelicals View a Person’s Suffering or Loss as a Means for Evangelism
The Toxic Evangelical Circus Continues and Learning the Rest of the Story
This blog has written about many dark scandals over its existence. Scandals in the EFCA, Acts 29, SBC, non-denominational and charismatic churches. But sometimes the writing comes to an end and the story goes cold. In my mind I privately wonder as time moves on...what happened to the people in the story? Well in one … Continue reading The Toxic Evangelical Circus Continues and Learning the Rest of the Story
Medical Crisis and ER Hospitalization These Past 8 Days
A brief explanation of where I went and what happened in my life. It was an incredibly challenging time of two surgical procedures. A major and minor one like an endoscopy. Being discharged and being placed back in the hospital ER a second time. There is a reason why I have not been able to … Continue reading Medical Crisis and ER Hospitalization These Past 8 Days
Remembering How Some Evangelicals Reacted to September 11, 2001
A visit to a dark side of American evangelicalism is what this post is about. This post is about how some evangelicals in Campus Crusade reacted to September 11, 2001. It reveals the tragic mix of end times theology, prophecy, and the rapture with horrific tragedy. This post was originally run at The Internet Monk … Continue reading Remembering How Some Evangelicals Reacted to September 11, 2001
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