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  1. SFerber

    Saddleback Church supports wife batterers

    Well HELLO all those who have opined on this very real case. I am THE PERSON IN QUESTION. Sheri Ferber I do not go by a code name. The article was written years after the fact for good reason. I was an active participant of the Family Life Forum now defunct. People walked the journey with...
  2. SFerber

    Saddleback Church supports wife batterers

    May you all enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving for those living in the States. For those living elsewhere have an inspired week. I want to thank every single one of you who took time to converse on this subject. It can be a very hot topic and it can trigger a lot of unhealed wounds. My hope is...
  3. SFerber

    Saddleback Church supports wife batterers

    Well done RDKirk. That is a movement in the church that holds tremendous merit. Would love to learn of the results as well. Were those unions restored? Did they remain separated? Should be in a how to book if you ask me! I was a member on Pastors.com because I was a leader in the church...
  4. SFerber

    Saddleback Church supports wife batterers

    We most certainly rebuke the evil one. Thank you for your passion. The church has an incredible opportunity before her. Not all congregations are failing in this. We were dealing with 2 churches at the time and one did the right thing the other clearly did not and to date has not. They...
  5. SFerber

    Saddleback Church supports wife batterers

    Indeed. Love is supreme and mercy will triumph over judgement every time. The devil is so pleased when we bicker amongst ourselves.:pray:
  6. SFerber

    Saddleback Church supports wife batterers

    Additionally, I agree the worlds way of dealing with it has not resolved the matter. That being said neither does the church. The church is still in the dark ages, at least the world is willing to shed light on it. The church wants it to remain hidden and off the news. At least this was...
  7. SFerber

    Saddleback Church supports wife batterers

    Indeed God is ever present. He as been good to my family and I and he kept our hearts supple. I hope the misunderstandings in this post can be overlooked and that you all can come to the table. Being misunderstood is a part of the walk we have. Lead out with love and seek not to be...
  8. SFerber

    Saddleback Church supports wife batterers

    Indeed, the church taught separation and not divorce in the situation where physical injury was present. This is why I appealed numerous times to the heart of the leadership all to no avail. I wanted their help not their backs.
  9. SFerber

    Saddleback Church supports wife batterers

    The sad fact is the issue happened one time with my husband and I went to the church for them to help us...I was not expecting what I got from them. I was a core member, and a leader in the church but I was rapidly ostracized, my husband and I were in a very damaged place and we needed the...
  10. SFerber

    Saddleback Church supports wife batterers

    much to my surprise, I did a google search on my name and found this thread. Thanks to each person who put time and thought to the keyboard to discuss this. It is an interesting read most certainly. So many different questions you have and some of you have come to proper conclusions. The...