Things I Think…
1. Just for the sake of argument…let’s say that the pandemic and all the assorted trials besetting us were sent by God to bring us (the church) to repentance. How are we doing with...
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Observations: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
Observations The last time I read Justo Gonzalez’s two volume Church History was decades ago. As he revised and updated the set in the last ten years, I thought they would be worth another...
Things I Think…
1. As in every case of church corruption we’ve covered, the people involved in the Applegate Christian Fellowship situation are hoping that leadership repents and seeks forgiveness and restoration. It’s a noble thing to...
When God Says No: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
When God Says No They call your name. A plastic band is placed on your wrist after you have confirmed your name and date of birth. Led to a room with a bed, you...
Blindfolding The Bride: Demian Norvell
Demian Norvell spent many years on staff at Applegate Christian Fellowship. His account of life in the mega Calvary is one that mirrors so many similar stories about the real cost of serving personality...
Careful What You (Don’t) Say: Paul Coughlin
Careful What You (Don’t) Say Warnings have been given within the quickly growing Applegate Survivors Facebook group to be careful what you say. That God is watching, and you might be held accountable for...
A Critical Mass is Born: Paul Coughlin
A Critical Mass is Born A private Facebook group, Applegate Christian Survivors, had 40 or so members just a few weeks ago. Now, it’s close to 170. Members of the group are speaking out,...
Postcards From Phoenix
Today is the one year anniversary of the fire…I wrote this on 09/16/20 The first thing you have to get past is the illusion that it will never happen to you, because it’s happening...
A Message For Applegate Survivors: Paul Coughlin
Dear Southern Oregon Friends, As a former newspaper editor, reporter, and founder of an international anti-bullying organization, I’ve been asked to be part of an important effort to determine if an abuse of power...
Things I Think…
1. Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the fire that burned down a significant part of my town and and the valley it rests in. Combined with the ongoing devastation of Covid 19,...
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