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nothing about. One referred to such
women as “discernment divas” saying
that their “greatest ability for [discern-
ment] is not some rational understanding
of doctrinal truths but an ability to use
a really sharp tongue.” Both men main-
tained that such things belong to men of
wisdom, like themselves. By the way, one
of these two men is the “right-hand man”
to one of the most popular Christian
figures today. 4
After the program, however, this same
man, in realizing he had put his foot in
his mouth—figuratively speaking—pro-
ceeded to try to remedy the matter lest
there be an influx of home-schooling
moms and irate husbands knocking at
the door. He attempted to remedy the
matter by pointing out that he did not
mean all home-schooling moms but two
in particular—namely Ingrid Schlueter,
former host of the Crosstalk radio pro-
gram and Lighthouse Trails Publishing’s
Deborah Dombrowski. 5 Hoping to put
out the spot fires he started, he referred to
these women as discernment divas, then
proceeded to provide his own derogatory
definition of the term.
We must not forget the seriousness
or the ramifications of what can happen
when someone who is endeavoring to
help the Body of Christ is knocked down,
verbally or otherwise. Again, we are in a
spiritual battle—very real, with its own
victories and consequences.
The fact is that the darkness hates the
light, and when you bring light where
there is darkness, it means exposure. We
live in a corrupt world where not even
the organized church is willing to have
the light shine in the dark corners.
But we at Lighthouse Trails were
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founded on the principle that there is
a growing body of believers who have
heard God’s heart cry to repentance. It
is our belief that repentance is meant to
be a part of the Christian life, and as we
become aware of our imperfections, we
endure rather than resist God’s refining
process in our lives. When John wrote
his letters to the seven churches, he did
it with this in mind, but history tells us
not