The iMonk posted some thoughts and questions for parents on Fathers’ Day. Good stuff, as usual. He talks about the implications of the wired world, the question of your own deepest values that shape your every day life, the peril of flash-in-the-pan evangelicalism. Point 1 is about entitlement. That is probably a tough one for [...]
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The Internet Monk on parenting teens….
Posted in Assembly kids, Family, Parenting, tagged Parenting on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ICSA workshop for SGA’s (“What’s an SGA???”, you ask)…
Posted in Assembly kids, spiritual abuse, tagged children of bible-based cults, growth, spiritual abuse on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SGA’s are second generation adults who were raised in cults. A workshop especially tailored for them is a fantastic opportunity to meet some folks like yourself (how often does that happen!) and to hear from people who really understand your unique situation. ICSA is very professional, and although secular, is respectful of faith. The workshop [...]
“We shall see Him as He is!”
Posted in Assembly kids, Devotional, Grace, Legalism vs grace, Spiritual abuse devotion, The Assembly experience, The love of God, Works-based Christianity, spiritual abuse, tagged children of bible-based cults, Devotional, Geftakys Assembly, growth, legalism versus grace, spiritual abuse, Spiritual abuse devotion on February 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Internet Monk describes pretty well the prevailing concern of legalistic pastors over the dangers of ‘cheap grace’ (here, here and here). Betty G. once said to me, “If there weren’t the possibility of losing out on the inheritance, what would be the motivation for sanctification?” This was a rhetorical question – the obvious answer [...]
Wish I could be there….
Posted in Assembly kids, Stress, The Assembly experience, triggers, tagged spiritual abuse, triggers on July 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been reading Allen Shawn’s book, Wish I Could Be There: Notes from a Phobic Life. What piqued my interest in it was a comment made by an AK (Assembly kid) to another AK, “They made us afraid of everything.” That synched with my awareness that quite a few FAM’s (former Assembly members) experience “social [...]
