Gal 1:14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. Php 3:4 though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh...
Continue ReadingMy Experience as a Pastor With Evil in its Favorite Nesting Place – The Visible ChurchCategory: Evil in Churches
Local Churches are Giving Standing Ovations to the Wicked (Part 3)
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let...
Continue ReadingLocal Churches are Giving Standing Ovations to the Wicked (Part 3)Local Churches are Giving Standing Ovations to the Wicked (Part 2)
Php 2:19-21 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. (20) For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your...
Continue ReadingLocal Churches are Giving Standing Ovations to the Wicked (Part 2)Local Churches are Giving Standing Ovations to the Wicked (Part 1)
Every single week, if not every single day, Christians who are either victims of evil in their local churches or witnesses to that evil, contact me and tell their stories. Over and over again. If you have been watching the...
Continue ReadingLocal Churches are Giving Standing Ovations to the Wicked (Part 1)That “Most Holy Guy in the Church” is often an Agent of the Enemy
[I originally wrote this article on my Facebook page but I am publishing it here as well so everyone can see it] Beware of people who are too "religious." I have been a pastor now for going on 35 years....
Continue ReadingThat “Most Holy Guy in the Church” is often an Agent of the EnemyInnocent Until Proven Guilty? Really? Excellent Article by Rebecca Davis
Rebecca Davis exposes the misuse of "innocent until proven guilty" ploy that is often laid on victims and witnesses of evil. We see this tactic used over and over again in churches when an evildoer is exposed. Rebecca reminds us...
Continue ReadingInnocent Until Proven Guilty? Really? Excellent Article by Rebecca DavisPaul’s Last Words to the Ephesian Elders are About Evil Creeping into the Church
Acts 20:28-31 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. (29) I know that after...
Continue ReadingPaul’s Last Words to the Ephesian Elders are About Evil Creeping into the Church“Propriety” and “Protocol” are Often Used to Protect Evildoers
Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone; they...
Continue Reading“Propriety” and “Protocol” are Often Used to Protect EvildoersWhen a Church Becomes a Man’s World it has Strayed from Christ’s Model, And from His Blessing
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for...
Continue ReadingWhen a Church Becomes a Man’s World it has Strayed from Christ’s Model, And from His BlessingEvil is Darkness – It Always Pressures Us to be Quiet
And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. (John 3:19) This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to...
Continue ReadingEvil is Darkness – It Always Pressures Us to be Quiet