helping those wounded by wolves
Yesterday, our story was published in a USA Today article titled "The tongue is a fire’: Southern Baptist church fractures over secrets and spiritual abuse" by Tricia Nadolny. Some external information was referenced in the story, which I have documented below. Note that the content of this blog entry may be updated or edited as necessary. …
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This is blog post nine in this series, and since I started blogging, I have been asked numerous times "how much more is there?" I can say that there is no firm number, as I'm mainly transcribing and commenting on the journal I created back in the 90's. Some topics have led me down a …
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This Narrowgate story is a tragedy in Three Acts, and at this point in the story, the curtain is officially rising for Act Two. And I will warn you - if you thought things up to this point were bizarre, I can only quote Randy Bachman of the Bachman - Turner Overdrive: "you ain't seen …
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My vocation is in the field of Information Security, and much of my education has centered on learning about systems and how they are exploited. What that means in common English is how a device has a flaw, and how that flaw can be used to force information out of it. Examples of such devices …
Sometimes, when the spirit moves me, I can do many wondrous things. I want to know when the spirit moves you - Did ye get healed? (Van Morrison) At this time, many people in Narrowgate were in significant debt. As a result, the teaching of financial prosperity gained more prominence. We were taught that it …
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Master of puppets, I'm pulling your strings Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams Blinded by me, you can't see a thing Just call my name 'cause I'll hear you scream Master, master! (Metallica) During summer of 2019, we were on a relaxing vacation in the Poconos. I remember sitting out on the screened-in …
A man is something that's real. It's not what you are, it's what you can feel. It can't be too late to look through the hate and see - I know that's what a man can be. (Boston) I've been to quite a few Men's Ministry events in my life, but none has ever been quite like …
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