Life at Free Gospel Bible Institute
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Silence: When Gossip is Redefined to Keep You Quiet
Radio silence. That’s what it’s been like for decades when it comes to Free Gospel Bible Institute. The fact that so many have endured horrifying experiences there is no surprise to any of…
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What God Has Joined Together: When Spiritual Control Crossed the Threshold
“What selfish reason made you want to get married?” That was a question we recently discussed in Sunday School. It came from a book called, “Love Like You Mean It” by Bob Lepine. …
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False Scripts: Image, Narratives, & Perception in Spiritually Abusive Settings
I wrote a book when I was 20 years old, at the request of my boss and pastor. He came to me with the suggestion that a book for brats written by a…
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Loyal to a Lie: When Obedience to Man Replaces the Gospel of Christ
I’ll be honest and say that the sight of this cover still makes me shudder. And I know I’m not the only one that feels this way. I often wonder to what extent…
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Free Gospel Bible Institute: What I Learned, What I Lost, and What You Should Know
I was 15 the first time I set foot on campus at Free Gospel Bible Institute. After a four hour drive from Western New York, my mother and I meandered up the final…
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Theft of Autonomy: When Spiritual Abuse Redefines Faithfulness
The control wasn’t loud. It was quiet. Calculated. Disguised as obedience. The system didn’t just demand action—it rewired how we thought, how we interpreted God, how we defined faithfulness. The deepest damage happened…
