We’re having conversations all over the place about spiritual abuse, church discipline, and Biblical approaches to the practice. And these are very important conversations to have.

But I’m also seeing a lot of people, in favor of being “Scriptural,” and “Biblical,” defending some pretty gross and terrible actions, all in the name of Christ.

It’s confirmed for me what I’ve already suspected, and what friends of mine realized long ago: Church, we suck at being a safe space for the hurting.

Somebody on Etsy believes that somebody needs a combo of Jesus and a dancing ball. You can own this piece of art for just $50,000.00! A steal, huh? If that other mannequin underneath Jesus’s arm is any indication, it looks like the artist behind this masterpiece might be working on a blinged out Chris Tomlin. [...]

What is “seperation” anyway?

Bent Meyer was fired by Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill Church in 2007. He spoke up on Sunday here. Bent’s backstory is offered here. It’s not a long comment, but what he says is quite eye-opening and telling about the intentional narrow ministry mindedness of Mark. I hope more people like Bent will speak up. [...]

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