The following post is an email sent this morning by our friend “Esther”. She asked me to post a copy here. I think we all have something to learn from her wise words. __________________________________________________________ Steve Shank, Dave Harvey, Gene Emerson, CJ Mahaney: Thank you for writing back Steve.  I do forgive you for adding to [...]

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Jim on January 17th, 2009

I first heard of the situation in Chesapeake on December 23 via email. I’ve since received many emails telling me the same story. I have not been contacted by “the three couples”, so I would ask SGCC to not add this to your list of their supposed sins. As I was composing the Chesapeake story, [...]

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Jim on January 15th, 2009

Posted on behalf of a friend who is so very precious in the eyes of God. The following is part 1 of the Chesapeake story…. more importantly, this is “Esther’s” story. _______________________ This is my story of Hope: I have been a member of Sovereign Grace Ministries for 21 years.  I have been married to [...]

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Jim on January 8th, 2009

I don’t like that phrase. I think that as Christians there are things that we want to “get over”, and feel that we never will. We should help each other to see who we are in Christ, and to grow in grace-to leave the works of the flesh behind. But “get over it” can be [...]

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