The Cult of the Narcissist
A narcissistic leader shapes the character of the group….
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“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
Peter Kreeft….
On the Assembly reflections website we have an excerpt from Peter Kreeft’s very, very helpful book, Making Sense out ofContinue Reading
Why call it “cultic”?….
In her book Not of My Making Maggie Jones discusses the horrible treatment she received in several mainline churches. Those churchesContinue Reading
The Internet Monk on parenting teens….
The iMonk posted some thoughts and questions for parents on Fathers’ Day. Good stuff, as usual. He talks about theContinue Reading
“Just carry on”….
“Just carry on” is one of the cards in The Oblique Strategies by Peter Schmidt and Brian Eno. Haven’t seenContinue Reading
Dr. Jones’ answer….
Saturday I posted my question to Dr. Jones regarding her book, Not of My Making: Bullying, Scapegoating and Misconduct inContinue Reading
Virtual book tour….
Dr. Margaret W. Jones, author of Not of My Making: Bullying, Scapegoating and Misconduct in Churches, will stop by hereContinue Reading
Not of my Making….
Not of My Making: Bullying, Scapegoating and Misconduct in Churches is an account of Dr. Margaret W. Jones’ abusive churchContinue Reading
Quote on spiritual freedom…..
Here is a great quote on the sweetness of spiritual freedom from Chuck Swindoll, Grace Awakening, posted on “The CultContinue Reading
So George could say…
In 1970 (before the Assembly began) there was a weekend seminar in George and Betty Geftakys’ home. Some people hungContinue Reading
We cannot fail….
Joe Sperling shared a couple of encouraging posts this month on the Assembly board that are especially good for thoseContinue Reading
Jesus Interrupted….
Witherington has a great series of posts on Bart Ehrman’s latest book, Jesus Interrupted: Revealing the hidden contradictions in theContinue Reading
“Why should I believe in Easter when life is so difficult?”
Dave Sable first posted this on Facebook: “I admit that when I am hit with my occasional bouts of depressionContinue Reading
The Bible Jesus Read – teaser intro….
The Old Testament, from the Assembly point of view (as taught by G. Geftakys based on 19th and early 20thContinue Reading
“We shall see Him as He is!”
The Internet Monk describes pretty well the prevailing concern of legalistic pastors over the dangers of ‘cheap grace’ (here, hereContinue Reading
It’s not about me….
Michael Spencer’s posts on grace (here, here and here) gave me an “aha!” moment about what was off-base, spiritually speaking,Continue Reading
It’s not because we’ve run fast enough….
Joe Sperling posted this on the Assemblyboard: “So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him thatContinue Reading
Keswick Higher Life….
Lee Irons has a blog post on Keswick Burnout. If you have been depressed lately over the quality of yourContinue Reading
“Am I Still a Christian?”
Christians who have been spiritually abused often have a prolonged feeling of antipathy toward everything associated with Christianity – church,Continue Reading
