The Cult of the Narcissist
A narcissistic leader shapes the character of the group….
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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
The deep things of God….
“Oh dear friends, the time is almost up, and I’ve only just scratched the surface of all the Lord has shownContinue Reading
Psalm 147 – An incredible sandwich….
Joe Sperling over on the Assemblyboard posted these thoughts on Psalm 147: Praise ye the LORD: for [it is] goodContinue Reading
Our children….
After five years of post-Assembly recovery, it seems that quite a few former Assembly members have regained some sense ofContinue Reading
False teachers and fruit….
Reading in Matthew I came across the passage in the sermon on the mount about false teachers. Jesus gives aContinue Reading
Quest for the spiritual secret….
When I was in high school my mother (later known in the Assembly as Sister Mayo) began a library forContinue Reading
Troubles….
Joe sperling posted today on the Assembly bulletin board: “For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me,Continue Reading
