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Their Day in Court: Part Three
February 22, 2019 // 130 Comments -
Their Day in Court: Part Two
February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments -
Their Day in Court: Part One
February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments -
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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Listen to Emily tell her story on this podcast. I ...
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I understand many people fall into this kind of co ...
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Yes, I agree with you 100%. There are a lot of ove ...
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Rob, this also sounds like a variation on the "pro ...
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what Bill taught can be summed up with the term "m ...
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By Larne Gabriel, August 21, 2020
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Indeed. Any attempt to attain righteous by adherin ...
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Psalm 34:15-22 (ESV) reading for today (The face o ...
By Larne Gabriel, August 16, 2020 -
Psalm 34:15-22 (ESV) reading for today (The face o ...
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If every accusation against Gothard were false, an ...
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@Rob War "IBLP's downward spiral began before B ...
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Yes, perfect judgement. Bill is no longer the "thi ...
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I'm sure Bill and those supporting him are upset w ...
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Kevin, Thank you. I had a longer reply, but it ...
By Larne Gabriel, August 12, 2020 -
You have done an excellent job Larne! You state ...
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Kevin, Your comment about "Witnesses" is intere ...
By Larne Gabriel, August 11, 2020 -
Hi Rob. Yes, it is a downward spiral. I read some ...
By kevin, August 11, 2020 -
Hi Larne, Good to hear from you. Yes, they have h ...
By kevin, August 11, 2020
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What’s Wrong with Guarding your Heart?

I was raised in an ultra-Conservative Christian homeschool environment, during what I consider the heyday of the “guard your heart”/purity/courtship movement (90s and early 2000s). Needless to say, that teaching affected and continues to affect me deeply. What started out as a (presumably) well-intentioned effort by parents to prevent their children from experiencing pain, has […]
Why Be a World Changer?

Am I the only one who gets triggered by the idea of being a world changer? My news feed is full of calls to be a world changer — all from different camps. One is from the “Truth Project,” another from IHOP (the ministry, not the restaurant), another from YWAM, another from…. well, I could […]
Breeding Relational Immaturity

It is no secret that Bill Gothard and the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP) have a bizarre outlook on male/female relationships. In a world where falling in love means losing a piece of your heart forever, relationships are a spiritual distraction, and in a place where marriage is a last resort, it is no […]
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 […]