Dear Readers, I am not on Facebook, but it has come to my attention that there are anonymous accounts on both Instagram and Twitter that go by the name Renovation Survivors. While the person or persons who run these accounts… Read More ›
Church/Ecclesiology
My Story of Spiritual Abuse at Renovation Church in Atlanta
“In abusive spiritual systems, power is postured and authority is legislated. Therefore, these systems are preoccupied with the performance of their members.” – David Johnson & Jeff Van Vonderen, The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse Introduction It’s difficult to write about… Read More ›
Becoming Just Disciples in an Unjust World
Note: This is a dynamic document. A little over a month ago, a church in Dallas asked me to help them develop a discipleship plan that would foster growth in their congregation in the area of racial justice. The church… Read More ›
When Following God into Dark Places Reveals the Darkness in Your Own Heart
How shepherding others through messy situations brings our own sin and insufficiency to the surface. Over the past two decades, I’ve read a number of Christian books that make the case for walking alongside people in need and offer a… Read More ›
How Some of the Early Church Fathers’ Views on Women Affect Us Today
Introduction In the Protestant circles I’ve been a part of for the last two decades (Evangelical Presbyterian, Presbyterian Church of America, non-denominational evangelical, Anglican Church of North America, Evangelical Free Church of America, and presently, an independent Bible Church), whenever… Read More ›
How the Life, Suffering, and Death of John the Baptist Embody the Spirit of Advent
What is Advent? For the average evangelical Christian in America, the word “Advent” probably evokes the images and sounds of Christmas – a manger scene, shepherds, angels, the star of Bethlehem, wise men from the East, “Silent Night.” But if… Read More ›
Should There Be a Separation Between Church and Stage?
The stage has become such an accepted structure in churches that we forget it originated in the world of theater. (It certainly didn’t originate from the early believers, who met in various places like temple courts [Acts 2:46], private homes… Read More ›
Recovering Place
In November 2018, D.C.-based pastor Duke Kwon wrote a post that analyzed the spiritual and moral dynamics at play in the breakdown of civil dialogue in the public square. Using the parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14), he illustrated… Read More ›
Love Your Political Frenemies
On a typical Thanksgiving I would have been in the house with my family, putting the final touches on the meal. We might even have talked about religion and politics as we worked, but not in a bad dinner conversation… Read More ›
Life Reconsidered - Judy Wu Dominick 