tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869606554800487966.post4333711674611717206..comments2023-07-19T08:27:36.305-04:00Comments on Being Martha: Coming Clean Part IV: Mercy Amidst UglinessMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475929844426643347noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869606554800487966.post-70850923557596343602007-06-28T13:56:00.000-04:002007-06-28T13:56:00.000-04:00I don't have anything to add except to say thank y...I don't have anything to add except to say thank you for sharing all this personal stuff. It's helpful to me to know that there are other dysfunctional leaderships out there.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067954787472463337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869606554800487966.post-6761514186825497422007-06-27T23:32:00.000-04:002007-06-27T23:32:00.000-04:00I can understand your confusion, as we battled tho...I can understand your confusion, as we battled those same questions ourselves... not wanting to speak out against those in authority, not wanting to uncover anyone or cause any of the youngers to stumble. <BR/><BR/>We had a lot of obviously wrong shenanigans going on toward the end - long lunches alone with just two people, late night "counseling" between the two, shopping and other public appearances out together on "church business". Several of us suggested - with the best of intentions, wanting to believe the best - that the two leaders might want to avoid the appearance of evil. I was told that if congregants were seeing something wrong in what they were doing, it was because those people needed to deal with their own hearts of accusation and looking for wrongdoing. In fact, all of the things that were raising red flags were probably <B>good</B> to have happen because it would help the people deal with their wrong attitudes toward leadership and trust. Sigh...<BR/><BR/>What a mess. In hindsight, I can't believe we didn't climb up on the roof and shout from the housetops, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark!!!"Marti Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14251659840050174782noreply@blogger.com