An Apology to Pete Cocos of Word of Grace Church in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin for Negatively Impacting Your Ability to Reach the Lost

Benjamin Ady has an apology to Pastor Pete Cocos of Word of Grace Church in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. Word of Grace it appears hosted the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. This deals with the ongoing Willow Creek scandal with Bill Hybels. But Benjamin wants to apologize for a negative Google and Facebook review. 

Why Forgiveness Should Not Always be Practiced and Why Some Christians are Manipulated Through Forgiveness

Forgiveness cam be powerful and freeing when its practiced properly. However, this blog would like to pose a question. What do you do with forgiveness when the offending party or person doesn’t believe they have done anything wrong? Forgiveness is easily warped in evangelicalism. This post explains why there are situations and circumstances where a person should not practice forgiveness.

Preserving Rich Wells Post on Forgiveness From Soma Church Community in Santa Rosa, California

Rich Wells who is involved in ministry at Soma Church Community wrote a blog post a while back about the topic of forgiveness. This post is designed to capture the post and I plan to use it to make some points about forgiveness. 

Greg Bradshaw and CLT of Harvest Bible Chapel Owe Dan George an Apology for Slander. Plus Why the Scandal is Far From Over

The Wondering Eagle would like to challenge Harvest Bible Chapel to issue an apology to former Elder Dan George for slander. Harvest called into question his character and never retracted their un-ethical statement. This blog has a deep amount of respect for Dan George and would like to see Greg Bradshaw and the CLT issue an apology and make thing right with Dan George. Also this is a quick reminder that the Harvest Bible Chapel scandal is far from over. 

The Wondering Eagle Removed a Post Related to Grand Rapids Evangelical Free Church in Grand Rapids, Minnesota

The Wondering Eagle took down a post related to an EFCA Church in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. This brief article explains why I removed the post.

EFCA’s Eastern District Superintendent Eddie Cole on Normalizing Failure

Eddie Cole, the EFCA’s Eastern District Superintendent wrote a blog post in April about things he would change. The number one item dealt with normalizing failure. This post is looking at the issue of failure inside evangelicalism.

What are the Take Aways From the Newest Scandal at Matt Chandler’s The Village Church Involving the Allegation of Matt Tonne’s Sexual Abuse of a Minor?

This post looks at the take aways of the issues from the latest scandal at Matt Chandler’s The Village Church. Matt Chandler’s The Village is alleged to have mishandled a child sex abuse situation with a pastor on staff who is accused of sexually preying on a minor. There are many lessons to consider from the scandal. That includes the issues of child sex abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention, to problems with church discipline and membership covenants.  Other questions raised include the culture of Acts 29 at ground zero thus spreading through the network to the problems with the celebrity pastor model and how the brand is to be protected is is more important than the safety of a child.

Competing Analysis on Dan George’s Statement of Repentance

Dan George became the first person in leadership from Harvest Bible Chapel to issue a statement of repentance. This post examines the issue from competing sides. Should Dan George’s statement of repentance be accepted or should it be rejected? 

Why Harvest Bible Chapel Needs to Repent to the Haskells, Maldeners, Ferraros, Secrests and Countless Others. The Blog Wants Harvest to Own its Abuse Admit its Errors and Misconduct so that People Will Have Peace and Closure

Harvest Bible Chapel needs to own their mistakes. Individuals like Talbott Behnken, Jeff Donaldson and others need to admit they were wrong. For the hurt and pain they have caused they need to repent and own what they did to others and accept the consequences. This blog heard the other day that Harvest Christian Academy will be hit by the financial scandal and won’t likely last beyond the end of this school year. Either way individuals like the Haskells, Maldeners, Ferraros, the Secrests and others need an apology and to see some action behind the words. In the Harvest Bible Chapel scandal this blog will push for that action.  

Chantel Ferraro’s Message to James MacDonald on YouTube

Chantel Ferraro uploaded a video to James MacDonald on YouTube yesterday. This former Harvest Bible Chapel member speaks her mind and expresses her disappointment that MacDonald didn’t do the right thing. My hope is that the former Harvest community will come beside Chantel and Mike Ferraro and their family and love them.