A 40-Year-Long Sexual Abuse Cover-Up — I have written in my previous posts about why I believe Sovereign Grace Churches (SGC) to be a cult, rather than “a network of churches.” To review, this organization fits the classic definition of a cult. They were founded by a charismatic leader and blindly loyal followers. They teach toxic…

Systemic Control and Why People Don’t Leave — In 2003, I accidentally joined a cult and stayed for 15 years. How does this happen? How does someone just accidentally join a cult? How does someone stay in that cult for 15 years? These are questions I would spend the next few years in therapy asking. “How could I…

Toxic Teachings That Harm the Vulnerable — TW: sexual abuse, child abuse, domestic abuse, religious trauma For fifteen years, I was a willing and active participant of a cult I thought was a regular church network called Sovereign Grace Churches (SGC). …

My cult leader and his devoted followers — Sovereign Grace Churches (SGC) is the name of the cult I was a part of for fifteen years. They call themselves a “global community of churches” which is misleading, because their beliefs and practices are inconsistent with orthodox, healthy churches. …

… and it only took me 15 years to realize it. — For fifteen years, I was an active participant in a cult I thought was a church. From the outside, it looked like a regular church. There were no animal sacrifices or midnight rituals or anything else you imagine when you think of the word “cult.” It felt like a regular…

The Proverbs 31 Woman. Biblical Womanhood. The Portrait of a Godly Wife and Mother. Any complementarian woman worth her weight in pearls and teacups knows all of these phrases well. A Google search for “Proverbs 31” brings up over 38 million options. For centuries, the Proverbs 31 woman has been…