Archive for February, 2008
ICOC abusive mentality is alive and well…
And hasn’t changed much…
We cannot be controlled by the past. The abuses of authority may have been in the hands of the few on occasion in over organized and controlled groups or in the hands of the many on occasion where autonomous churches function with little or no input from any outside their local church.
No, [...]
I Can’t Hear God Anymore
Life in a Dallas Cult, Book by Wendy Duncan, Expose of Trinity Foundation
I Can’t Hear God Anymore is an instructive example of how normal people can be vulnerable to the psychological manipulations and spiritual abuse of a skilled cult leader. It is also an inspiring story of hope, as the author details her struggle to [...]
Congratulations are in order…
Each day I surpass my previous record of consecutive "days alive"!!!
This is a realization I came to this morning! Isn’t it grand?
I love marinas…
There are several things that I love taking photographs of. Marinas rate right up there near the top. Boats. Sailboats, motorboats, tall ships. I love them.
At one point, and still in the back of my mind, I dreamt about living on a boat. Traveling up and down the east [...]
What drives people?
What drives people to do “wrong”? Silly question? Maybe.
Let me narrow it down.
What would drive an otherwise moral person, to the point where they use God and the church for their own personal gain?
I don’t have a problem with someone being blessed by God and given great things. But when deception and [...]
Can churches be abusive… yes they can
The short answer is yes in my opinion. Now for the long answer.
First, I can only base this on my experience, not that of hearsay or word of mouth. I refuse to sit in judgement of those that I know nothing about and I refuse to question the motivations and spiritual well being [...]
Our hearts go out to you
Remembering April 16th, 2007 - There are no words…
DEKALB, Ill. - A former graduate student armed with two handguns and a shotgun opened fire Thursday in a large lecture hall on the campus of Northern Illinois University, killing five students and wounding 16 others before killing himself, authorities said. -=SOURCE=-
You are in our hearts and [...]
New Look for Scott’s Thoughts
I always look forward to new releases of WordPress themes and I use Weblog Tools Collection as my source. Generally, my only source.
Today’s selection came out and I found a great new free them called Uncrufty by Azmeen at HTNet.
I have been looking for a theme that was plain, minimalistic but had a header [...]