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Their Day in Court: Part Three
February 22, 2019 // 151 Comments -
Their Day in Court: Part Two
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Their Day in Court: Part One
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Statement from Recovering Grace regarding the lawsuit a ...
March 28, 2018 // 186 Comments -
Rethinking the Nativity
December 25, 2016 // 144 Comments
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Plaintiffs Amend Lawsuit Against IBLP, Also Sue Bill Go ...
January 10, 2016 // 1311 Comments -
Charlotte's Story
February 5, 2014 // 601 Comments -
Bill’s Cabin: Uncovering Sin
May 21, 2014 // 475 Comments -
How the Teachings of Emotional Purity and Courtship Dam ...
July 22, 2011 // 431 Comments -
Sacred Grooming, Part Six: A Secretary's Account of Lif ...
January 31, 2014 // 405 Comments
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Rob, that wasn't what I was suggesting. I am not c ...
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There is so much to unpack in the wedding of Cana. ...
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Yes. That is partly what I'm seeing (and have been ...
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Well, claiming only one interpretation can be corr ...
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I believe I've learned of these four layers before ...
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There historically has been four layers of interpr ...
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Really late to the part, I know. But here's an int ...
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Thanks for the book review Rob! I’m so glad that ...
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Yes, I read the book, I ordered it from Amazon and ...
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"Any thoughts on Jinger's new book?" I am very ...
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Any thoughts on Jinger's new book?
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I do wish that there was a section of Recovering G ...
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Rob said: "Just look at the recent article by B ...
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Indeed, Feser wrote a good blog entry about rash j ...
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Shining light on the teaching of Bill Gothard is t ...
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David, why do you still comment here? If you ar ...
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I don't know anything about 8 callings or dimensio ...
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In the Patheos link, Josh Parks seemed fussier abo ...
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Why Not Confront Him Personally?
So many people keep asking why those who have issues with Bill Gothard don’t talk to him about the problems. Those of us who tried have pretty much given up trying to explain. How do you explain, to a rational person, the dangers and frustrations of discussion with an irrational person? And I am sorry […]
Safety or Superstition?
The deeper I move into traditional realms of theological thought, the more I am convinced that one of the biggest dangers in the teachings of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) is that it teaches a subtle form of superstitious determinism. Rather than being free to live our lives without fear, we are taught […]
The Elephant Effect
Reporting and evaluating life’s experiences often reflects the same “blindness” that is illustrated so aptly in this old Indian poem. Or, as marriage counselors would say, there are at least three perspectives of every situation: what he says happened, what she says happened, and what actually happened. And it can be nearly impossible to determine […]
ATI’s Mindset Can Damage Your Career
When my family joined the Advanced Training Institute (ATI), I had just graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in English. I was working as the secretary for a local Christian talk radio station and was trying to figure out what to do with my life. Fact is, I wasn’t really sure what I wanted […]
Somebody SHOULD Have Despised My Youth!
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12) I remember frequently hearing this verse during my years with Bill Gothard’s Advanced Training Institute (ATI). It was often quoted to the young people at various […]
Passive Moms: A Plea for Compassion
A lot of the young people who have come out of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) and Advanced Training Institute (ATI) teachings have run wildly in any direction that would get them away. Away from the pain, the abuse, the guilt, the self-hatred, the despair — and all the other negative emotions that […]
Forced Instability
I spent two full years working at the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) headquarters, living in housing provided by IBLP. Unlike many of the students, this was not my first time living away from home. I had lived in the dorms during my four years of college, so the lifestyle accommodations required by campus […]
Dividing Sister and Brother
The cardinal rule for those who live and work at Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) training centers is that unmarried persons of opposite genders do not mix. They especially do not “single each other out” or show any form of affection to one another. In some ways, this is perfectly understandable: you can hardly […]
Work Parties
Some of my most vivid memories from my times at IBLP Headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois, center around “work parties.” For those who aren’t familiar with this oxymoronic term, a “work party” is when a bunch of students “volunteer” to work after hours on a specific project so that it can be completed on deadline. […]
