A Prophecy About Abuse in the Church
Early this morning, I awoke and sensed that the Lord was giving me something to write down. I wrote it as I heard it from Him. Read More …
Tag: Leadership
You Are Not Responsible for Your Children’s Decisions
When a parent takes responsibility for his or her children’s outcome, he or she will likely end up controlling (or trying to control) the children. In other words, taking responsibility for how your children turn out will lead you to be a control freak. Read More …
Here’s How the Conservative Homeschool Movement Was Narcissistic
It all looked good at the beginning. Who wouldn’t want their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren to all be following God? However, while that was a noble goal or ideal, the means used to try to achieve it were not. Read More …
What is a Meek and Quiet Spirit?
A woman with a “meek and quiet” spirit can be the adventurous type, or the type that’s not afraid to speak in front of a thousand people. Actually, a meek and quiet spirit would help her to do so without freaking out.
I know, that might sound like a 180 degree shift from your picture of a “meek and quiet spirit”. It’s time to reprogram. Read More …
It’s Time to Take YOUR Responsibility
Last week, I wrote about how I am not a victim of ATI, but a graduate, because it was part of the life training that God had for me. Since then, God has been continuing to teach me about life Read More …
What is Conservatism?
I use the term “conservative” or “conservatism” a fair amount on this blog. But what do I mean by that? I’d like to define those terms in this post–and offer some food for thought along the way. Not all conservatives Read More …
“The Voice of Papa is the Voice of God”, Part 3: Submission
In Part 1 of “The Voice of Papa is the Voice of God”, I addressed the “chain of command” that God has laid out in His Word, placing the wife in submission to her husband. Today, many people have rejected Read More …
“The Voice of Papa is the Voice of God”, Part 1
Back when I was in Bill Gothard’s ATI homeschool program, I remember reading, in one of the Wisdom Booklets, a Latin phrase that they said described democracy: Vox populi, vox Dei—“The voice of the people is the voice of Read More …
Exposing the Darkness: Bill Gothard
I was raised in a cult. My parents didn’t know it, and I didn’t either. We thought we had found a wonderful homeschooling program called Advanced Training Institute (ATI). I started my studies under ATI in 1994 at the tender Read More …
The Sin of “Dresses Only”
It wasn’t too many years ago that I would have been shocked by the title of this article. I was one of those caught up in this sin. I had an article online that taught that it was a sin Read More …