Gretchen’s Story – Part 6
Sacred Science The teachings of the group are viewed as the ultimate, unquestionable truth. The leader of the group isContinue Reading
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Margaret Irons and her husband Steve and three children were in the Fullerton Geftakys Assembly for twenty years. We left in March, 1990. We are still recovering and learning in Orange County, CA.
Gretchen’s Story – Part 5
Confession Past and present behavior, and undesirable feelings are to be confessed. However, the information gained about you can beContinue Reading
Gretchen’s Story – Part 4
Demand for Purity Unreasonable rules and unreachable standards are imposed upon the members. The critical, shaming essence of the cultContinue Reading
Gretchen’s Story – Part 3
Mystical Manipulation Definition: The group attributes supernatural influences where none are present–attributing an accident to a member that left toContinue Reading
The Cult of the Narcissist
A narcissistic leader shapes the character of the group….
Gretchen’s Story – Part 2
Nancy would spend hours with me on the phone, teaching me the “right way to think”.
Gretchen’s Story – Part 1
This is my story about my 25-year experience in what I once thought was an exciting “New Testament” church in Omaha, Nebraska.
George Geftakys has died…
George Geftakys slipped into a coma on August 11, 2014, and died at 6:15 p.m.  He was buried in a privateContinue Reading
My Theological House
Sandy Blank went through the big doctrinal changes in the Worldwide Church of God, became thoroughly disillusioned, and walked out.Continue Reading
God’s love letter….
Here is the message of God’s love in paraphrased words from scripture in a six minute video. Be blessed! OrContinue Reading
“What is God’s Will?….”
“How can I know what God wants me to do?” Ask this question, and often the answer you’ll get is,Continue Reading
Childhood conversion….
In all the discussion about child-rearing methods, one aspect that hasn’t received much attention is how the issue relates toContinue Reading
Does discipline really produce godly character…?
I was talking with someone who visited the Assembly once in 1992 with her husband and children. Once, mind you.Continue Reading
“The Happy Room”
Just finished reading The Happy Room by Catherine Palmer, a fictionalized account of growing up as a missionary kid inContinue Reading
“Spiritual power”….
A Christian cult uses the term “spiritual power” to motivate people to have daily devotions, and manipulate them into wanting to become “power centers of divine authority” over others in the hierarchical system.
Hope…
It has been many years since G. Geftakys was excommunicated in Fullerton and the Assembly began to crumble. Many folks haveContinue Reading
More on, “What do we still have to do??”
Once you truly get hold of the reality that you will never be able to do enough to make God happy, then the truth of the gift of grace is staggering….
So what do we still have to do??
The Bible has all those commands – pray, study the Bible, etc. In the church I (sometimes) attend now, I constantly hear exhortations about it. Don’t I have to be doing these things in order for God to approve of me?”
“You’re with Me….”
There’s a scene in The Shack where Mack and Jesus are out on the dock in the evening, enjoying theContinue Reading
Quotes….
Two great quotes from Christian Recovery Forums at Spiritual Abuse Recovery Resources: “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised forContinue Reading
