Skip to content
Menu
Why Have We Fasted
  • Categories
    • Echoes of the Gospel
    • For the Love of Books
    • Precision of Language
    • Raising Image Bearers
    • View From the Pews
    • Why Have We Fasted
  • Start Here
    • A Letter to My Friends at Our Former Church
    • About
    • What the Categories Mean
    • Read Before Commenting
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
Why Have We Fasted

Category: View From the Pews

Close-up view of a peach colored rose against a dark green background. Petals are softly curved with faint yellow highlights, and the center is a darker pink color.
Posted on January 21, 2023January 21, 2023

Is It Gossip? and Other Questions We Asked Before Going Public

Questions we asked ourselves before going public. Is it gossip? Have we forgiven? Are we following Matthew 18?

Close up view of a long, broad leaf. It is dark green with pink edges and a waxy finish.
Posted on September 2, 2022

Acts 29, Your System is Rotting

A pattern is being established within the Acts 29 model at both the denominational and local church levels. It is not a good one, but it is also not insurmountable.

A close-up of a round hole in a cactus. Nearby spines point outward.
Posted on June 17, 2022June 23, 2022

… And Their Manipulative Response

Demonstration of how an elder manipulated documented facts to avoid accountability for his actions. And how an associate and senior pastor remained silent in the face of his lies.

A close-up of a round hole in a cactus. Nearby spines point outward.
Posted on June 10, 2022June 29, 2022

Our Resignation Letter to a Former Church…

Tracing unhealthy patterns in this local church and connecting the dots to unhealthy patterns documented at the organizations where leadership received training.

A close-up view of an infant's closed fist, nestled in a white swaddle blanket.
Posted on May 6, 2022November 15, 2022

John Piper’s Advice for Exhausted New Moms

An actual mom evaluates John Piper’s advice for exhausted young mothers. While some advice is deemed actually helpful, the words “awkward,” “creepy,” and “negligent” all make an appearance in the evaluation.

A small, red and black bug with outsized antennae clings to the petals of a pink flower.
Posted on April 29, 2022June 23, 2022

Introducing “View from the Pews” – Part 2

An attempt to pierce the echo chamber of church leadership and the ivory tower of theologians by providing a view from an ordinary pew-sitter. Wrapping up with an article on spiritual abuse by Mike Cosper and one on orthopathy by Tish Harrison Warren.

A small, red and black bug with outsized antennae clings to the petals of a pink flower.
Posted on April 22, 2022June 23, 2022

Introducing “View from the Pews” – Part 1

An attempt to pierce the echo chamber of church leadership and the ivory tower of theologians by providing a view from an ordinary pew-sitter. Starting with some articles on church leadership by Glenn Packiam and Ike Miller, and a post by Tim Keller on megachurches.

A flock of black birds in the bare branches of a tree, against a grey sky.
Posted on February 25, 2022June 22, 2022

A Reaction to Kevin DeYoung’s “Better Discussion”

Some thoughtful critique (interspersed with the occasional sassiness) of a recent article by Kevin DeYoung regarding abuse in the church context.

©2023 Why Have We Fasted | Powered by SuperbThemes & WordPress