Church Abuse

Shannon Makujina

Examining Bill Gothard's Teaching on Defrauding from 1 Thes 4:3-8.

We sat in the living room together, having “family worship”. My dad opened his Bible and told us all to open to 1 Thessalonians 4. We...

Shannon Makujina

Why Healthy? (For All Of Us Who Are Not)

When you hear healthy, what comes to mind? Vegetables? Yeah, me too. That’s not the kind of healthy I’m referring to, and we need to have...

Shannon Makujina

What Should She Not Do: A Biblical Critique of Jay Adams' Article "What Should She Do."

Jay E. Adams—the father of the nouthetic (Biblical) counseling movement, has a history of horrible of Bible interpretation, but the...

Shannon Makujina

Vengeance is Mine

Tonight is one of those nights where my mind is locked in a vicious cycle, replaying the fear and confusion I felt, driving home from...

Shannon Makujina

To All of Those Who Don't Think It's Their Problem

In the book of 1 Samuel, there is a story about 2 sons of the high priest, Eli. Their names were Hophni and Phineas. The chronicler...

Shannon Makujina

Preach the Gospel, die, and be forgotten

Last year, I subjected my roommate to watching the extended cut of all three Lord of the Rings movies. At 81 years old, Joan said she had...

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Sabbath - Part Two

The history of Sunday worship and its implications for the church The observance of Sunday worship was a gradual development, starting...

Shannon Makujina

Sabbath - Part One

“Don’t mow your lawn on Sunday. Don’t go grocery shopping on Sunday. Don’t work on Sunday.” I heard it almost every Sunday, predictably....