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Review: Sweet Rivalry by K. Bromberg
Release - February 28, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Heat - 4 out of 5
Ryder Rodgers had a plan.
He was going to stride into the conference room, do the required song and dance over the next five days, and win the biggest contract of his career. But when he walked in and heard the voice of one of his competitors, all his plans were shot to hell.
Harper Denton. She was always on top. In college. First in their class. Always using every advantage to edge him out to win the coveted positions. The only one who could beat him. His academic rival. More like a constant thorn in his side. And his ego's.
When he heard her voice, he was brought back to years before. To the bitter taste of being second best. But the woman who meets his gaze is nothing like the drab wallflower he used to know. Hell no. She was all woman now: curves, confidence, and staggering sex appeal. And no doubt, still brilliant.
The fact that she's gorgeous and bright won't distract him. This time, Ryder's determined to be the one on top. But not if Harper can help it.
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Review: Roman's Having Sex Again by Nikki Ashton
Genre - RomCom
Heroine POV - 1st person
"My life is shite, and more boring than an iced finger – it's basically bread for goodness sake; where's the cream? To top it all off my boss, Roman 'The Ego' Hepburn, hates me."
Summer James has suffered a devastating change to her life, one that could shape her future and to make matters worse she now has a new boss. Not such a major problem, some would think, but that boss is Roman Hepburn. He's rude, grouchy and impatient and has a damn fine ass!
Very quickly her feelings for the dark, brooding, Roman change and it soon becomes evident that some highly charged sexual tension has been bubbling under the surface, and Roman makes it clear that he intends to make Summer his.
Will Roman succeed in getting the girl, and if he does will he succeed in keeping the girl? Or will circumstances and Roman's hilariously strange, but loveable family, send Summer tottering to the hills on her six inch heels?
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Review: Pin Me Down by Holly Dodd
Standalone - Brewhouse #2
Genre - Contemporary Second Chance Romance
Mia Reynolds isn't interested in relationships. She refuses to follow the same troubled path her codependent mother traveled. Now that she's graduated from college and has a real job, paying her loads of money, the world is hers for the plucking. She doesn't need a man at her side, keeping her from having fun. Especially Regi, whose brandy-brown eyes and gravelly voice have haunted her since high-school. Together they're gunpowder and fire, explosive but dangerous. She's only willing to give him her body, but never her heart.
Regi O'Connell has been concealing his heartbreak for years. Despite the endless parade of women in his bed, throwing panties at him like confetti, there's only one who girl who has claimed him, heart and soul. But Mia refuses to give him a chance outside of the sheets. He's her dirty little secret, one she has no plans on revealing to the world.
Sometimes all it takes is one incident, one flash of regret, to change who you were, and become who you are meant to be. Mia's heart is unyielding, a lockbox without a key. She needs to let him in, or let him go. He's giving it one more shot to show the women of his dreams that love doesn't make you weak, but stronger than steel.
Review: Going Down Hard by Carly Phillips
Standalone - Billionaire Bad Boys #3
Dual POV - 3rd person
Derek West rose from poverty to take the tech world by storm. He's sexy, confident and gets any woman he wants. And who he wants is Cassie Storm, the rich girl he's never been good enough for.
She's desperate to save her family company and there's only one man who can help. But Derek isn't interested in helping. He wants to possess both the company and the woman he's never been able to forget.
His plan? To screw her out of his head. Except once he's had a taste of Cassie, he doesn't want to let her go. Her family remembers where he came from, and they won't allow it. When the truth about their pasts comes to light, though, it may be Cassie who's going down hard.
Review: Don't Speak by Katy Regnery
Standalone - A Modern Fairytale #5
Genre - Second Chance Fairytale Retelling
A fisherman's daughter.
The governor's son.
Two very different worlds.
In this modern retelling of The Little Mermaid, a fisherman's daughter from an Outer Banks island untouched by time, meets the son of North Carolina's governor at a fancy party where she's working.
Laire, who wants so much more from life than her little island can offer, is swept away by wealthy, sophisticated Erik, who is, in turn, entranced by her naiveté and charm. The two spend a whirlwind summer together that ends on the knife-point of heartbreak and forces them to go their separate ways.
Years later, when fate leads them back to one another, they will discover the terrifying depth of the secrets they kept from each other, and learn that shattered hearts can only be healed by a love that willfully refuses to die.
Review: The Hot One by Lauren Blakely
Standalone - One Love #3
Genre - Second Chance RomCom
Ever notice that sometimes a guy will do something really stupid, like let the love of his life slip through his fingers?
Yeah. I'm that guy. But the moment I run into the woman I once loved madly, I've got one goal and one goal only—a second chance. The plan? Go big or go home.
Fine, at first glance, stripping naked at my ex-girlfriend's place of work might not seem like the brightest way to win her heart again. But trust me on this count—she always liked me best without any clothes on. And you've got to play to your strengths when you're fighting an uphill battle. As a lawyer, I know how to fight, and I'm prepared to fight hard for her. Because sometimes you need a second chance at first love.
He's the one who got away . . .
The nerve of Tyler Nichols to reappear like that at my job, showing off his rock-hard body that drove me wild far too many nights. That man with his knowing grin and mischievous eyes is nothing but a cocky jerk to saunter back into my life. Except, what if he's not . . .? I've tried like hell to forget him, but maybe I'm cursed to remember the guy I fell madly in love with eight years ago. Lord knows I'm not over him, so what's the harm in giving him a week to prove he's changed in the ways that matter?
After all, how do you resist the hot one…
Review: Grip by Kennedy Ryan
Standalone - Grip #1
Release - March 2, 2017
Trope - brother's best friend
Review of the prequel, Flow
Resisting an irresistible force wears you down and turns you out. I know. I've been doing it for years.
I may not have a musical gift of my own, but I've got a nose for talent and an eye for the extraordinary. And Marlon James - Grip to his fans - is nothing short of extraordinary.
Years ago, we strung together a few magical nights, but I keep those memories in a locked drawer and I've thrown away the key. All that's left is friendship and work.
He's on the verge of unimaginable fame, all his dreams poised to come true. I manage his career, but I can't seem to manage my heart.
It's wild, reckless, disobedient. And it remembers all the things I want to forget.
Review: Flow by Kennedy Ryan
Grip #0.5
In 8 years, Marlon James will be one of the brightest rising stars in the music industry.
Bristol Gray will be his tough, no-nonsense manager.
But when they first meet, she's a college student finding her way in the world, and he's an artist determined to make his way in it.
From completely different worlds, all the things that should separate them only draw them closer.
It's a beautiful beginning, but where will the story end?
FLOW is the prequel chronicling the week of magical days and nights that will haunt Grip & Bristol for years to come. GRIP is the full-length conclusion of their story.
Review: Pucked Off by Helena Hunting
Standalone - Pucked #6
Genre - Contemporary Sports Romance
I'm NHL defenseman Lance Romero, AKA Lance "Romance."
I'm notorious for parties and excess. I have the most penalty minutes in the league. I get into the most fights. I take the most hits. I'm a player on and off the ice. I'm the one women with no inhibitions want.
Not because I like the notoriety, but because I don't know how to be any other way.
I have secrets. Ones I shared with the wrong person, and she used them against me. Sometimes she still does. I should cut ties. But she makes it difficult, because she's the kind of bad I deserve.
At least that's what I believed until someone from my past gets caught up in my present. She's all the good things in this world. She lights up my dark.
I shouldn't want her.
I should leave her alone.
But I won't.
Review: Preppy: Part Two by T.M. Frazier
The Life & Death of Samuel Clearwater - King #6
Release January 24, 2017
Genre - Dark Contemporary Romance
Primarily Dual POV - 1st person
Review of book 1, Preppy Part One
Preppy finds himself back in a world he once loved, but no longer recognizes. His dim smile can't hide his inner turmoil and the people he views as family all suddenly feel like polite strangers.
Except for one person. A girl with dark eyes and even darker hair.
A girl who isn't even an option.
At least, not anymore.
Dre can't decide who she's going to listen to. Her heart, her head, or her body. Because two out of those three things have her heading right back to Logan's Beach. Closure is what she tells herself she's seeking, but when she unlocks doors that were never meant to be opened she soon discovers that when it comes to Samuel Clearwater, closure might NEVER be an option.
Review: Cross Checked by Kristen Hope Mazzola
Standalone - Shots on Goal #2
One accident - a freaking car crash. That's all it took to send my life into a tailspin.
Little did I know that out of the wreckage, everything would fall into place. I would get everything I had ever worked for.
Little did I know that I would find the woman who would cross check my life, flipping everything upside down.
Even though she's melting the ice that surrounds my heart, I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop. Will I ever be able to find my footing or am I destined to stay pinned against the boards?
Review: Whisper of Love by Melissa Foster
Standalone - The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor, MD #5
Tempest Braden adores her family and her small hometown, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be confining. At almost thirty, having watched most of her siblings find true love, she's anxious to experience her own happily ever after, and the move to Pleasant Hill, Maryland, is just the change she needs. When she rents a room from ruggedly handsome, and closed-off, artist Nash Morgan and his adorable son, Phillip, she thinks she's found a little slice of heaven on the outskirts of town, where she can concentrate on building her business. That is, if she can ignore the undeniable heat between her and the sinfully hot single father.
When Nash bought his farmette, he had one goal in mind—to provide a loving, stable home for his son. He never imagined he'd be raising Phillip alone, or renting out a room to keep their heads above water. Then again, he never imagined losing his brother, or spending two years sailing around the world with parents who seemed to forget one son was still alive.
Sparks fly from the moment Tempest moves in, and her positive energy and inquisitive nature brings new life into Nash and Phillip's quiet, confined world. For the first time in years, Nash wants to let a woman into his world, but while his loss made him stronger, that strength came at a price, leaving him walled off and wary of opening his heart again.
Review: The Lost Healer by Rachel Robins
Prequel - Dragons of Kjota #1
Release - December 7, 2016
Genre - Fantasy
Heroine POV - 3rd person
When raiders come to Daelfjord, Frida is taken away from her home and everyone she's ever known, doomed to a life of slavery. Although she belongs to Agnarr, lord of Groenthjal, she can't seem to escape the attention of Daegal, the town's resident magician. Sparks fly as their personalities clash, but it is eventually Daegal who helps her escape from the raiders. The magician has his own plans for Frida's newfound freedom, however, and it isn't for her to return home to Daelfjord. Instead, he is convinced that her very existence was prophecized and that she will be instrumental in battling the evil forces coming from the Borderlands.
All Frida wants is to return home, to her comfortable life of healing the sick and wounded, but it seems that fate has other plans for her. Will she eventually get what she wants? Or will she only trade Agnarr's slavery for Daegal's control?
Review: Tapout by J.C. Valentine
Wayward Fighters #2
Release - July 8, 2014
Genre - MMA Fighter Romance
Trope - second chance
Review of book 1, Knockout
History brought them together. Circumstances may keep them apart.
Alyson Blake's past left her with scars. Scars that she tried to fix the only way she knew how—by helping others. But actions have consequences, and Alyson is about to find out that being naïve is no excuse.
Fighting is Jamison Weston's passion. Alyson is his obsession. Despite the past and a few lingering concerns, their relationship is as solid as ever. Until a shocking lie is uncovered and all of his plans begin to unravel. Now, Jami is rushing to pick up the pieces, but as relationships are put to the test, will he be strong enough to keep it together, or will it all just fall apart?
Review: Knockout by J.C. Valentine
Release - April 6, 2014
From the wrong side of the tracks...
Alyson Blake had learned early on that the only one she could depend on was herself. The only light in her life was a boy whom everyone agreed was destined for prison; but with his first kiss, he had set her soul on fire. Since the day the police dragged him away in handcuffs, she had managed to lead a quiet life, but when she attends an event fraught with mayhem, trouble resurfaces.
The one person she can't forget...
Jamison Weston is the kind of guy dads load their shotguns for; endowed with a hot temper and a rap sheet as long as both tattooed arms. Known as "The Judge," Jami's hot temper, lethal fists, and cocky attitude have earned him respect and admiration both in and out of the ring. But just when he thinks he's pummeled his past to death, Alyson Blake reenters his life.
Two paths collide…
After years of separation, Alyson is eager to reexplore the man who's never left her thoughts, but for Jamison, she's both the distraction he wants, but doesn't need. As the two embark on a relationship that neither of them expected or bargained for, an outside threat closes in. When Alyson crosses the line of professionalism and takes her work home with her, her life is put in danger, leaving Jamison with no choice but to once again step in and become her protector.
WARNING **Book One in a two part story.** This book contains a mild cliffhanger ending that will be resolved in book two.
Review: Just GONE by Renata W. Müller
7 Years Later Series #1
Release - November 16, 2016
Genre - Second Chance Romance
It was without doubt that Lana Bell was the cleverest, sexiest, most inspiring and seductive girl Hayden Ravensdale had ever met. The attractive law student had burst into his life, blown his mind and changed everything. He was head over heels in love with her. He could not have foreseen the disaster awaiting him just around the corner. So when all of a sudden Lana disappears without a trace, Hayden's whole world crumbles to pieces.
Had it all been a lie? Had she only been using the young and wealthy heir to a well-known international publishing firm?
When after 7 years of despair, pain, anger, hatred, and finally, emptiness, the disillusioned businessman unexpectedly comes face to face with the love of his youth, only to see his strictly organized life turn upside down again. Their chance encounter finds them both cast into a whirlwind of attraction, uncertainty, and doubt. Can he ever trust her again? Can he once more put his broken heart into the hands of this woman without the risk of ruining himself completely? Dare he even resist?
Can either of them possibly deny the physical attraction they feel towards each other?
Review: #1 Crush by T. Gephart
Standalone - #1 Series #1
Tia Monroe was smart, sassy and successful. Sure, she could get a little crazy at times—life around Tia was never boring—but that was part of her appeal. And while she didn't see herself as 'classically beautiful', she had no shortage of options in the boyfriend department. She just hadn't found one who held her interest.
Until she laid eyes on Eric Larsson, and then it was lust at first sight.
He packed the perfect mix of smoldering sexy and unapologetic cool into his blond-haired, blue-eyed, ridiculously hot six-foot-four frame. One smile from him was enough to twist her insides, making her girlie bits tingle in the most delicious way. But it wasn't just his looks, he was smart and funny—charming in the most a-dork-able way.
The only problem was . . . Tia had never actually met him.
Eric Larsson was one of Hollywood's hottest movie stars, rising to the top of his game and leaving a trail of disintegrated panties in his wake. Tia's were no exception—but she wasn't delusional. Love, marriage and happily-ever-after were not part of her fantasy; she just wanted to meet him. Just one time. One time. Confident that just seeing him in the flesh would get him out of her system.
So, with her resolve steeled, Tia set off on a quest to make it happen while avoiding her mug shot being splayed across the five o'clock news.
The journey no doubt will make for one hell of a story.
Review: Lost in Between by K.L. Kreig
Finding Me #1
We all have one.
A price.
That magic number that will get us to agree to do anything, be anything.
Don't sit on your gold-plated high horse and say you don't because you do. Everyone does. Each of us has something we covet enough that we'd sell ourselves to have it.
What's my tipping point, you ask? Apparently a cool quarter mil will do the trick.
What does one do for 250 large, you wonder? Anything the infamous, gorgeous playboy of Seattle wants. For the next four months I'll be Shaw Mercer's arm candy, his beck and call girl, his faux girlfriend. I'll be his to command, mold, push and pull in any direction he sees fit.
I'll fight falling into bed with him. I'll fight falling in love with him even harder. I'll fail at both. And when my past and present collide in the most unexpected of ways, I'll learn that while one man's love for me has never died, the only man's love I really want will never be mine.
*If dirty-talking, dominant alphas are not your thing, move along. Mature, 18+ only. Book 1 in a 2-part duet.
Review: Stryder by Maggie Ryan & Alta Hensley
Standalone - The Black Stallion Trilogy #2
Genre - Contemporary Romance with D/s & suspense elements
Review of book 1, Maddox
Dark… seductive… promise
Stryder Steele, along with his two brothers and father, lives by one code: Help all in need. Even if it means saving those who walk among the most sinister criminals in the world. Known as The Black Stallions, their mission is simple – provide rescue and safety to the innocents drawn into the evil depths of the underground.
Zoya Morozova has been kidnapped and ready to be sold at an underground human auction in Moscow. Being sold to the highest bidder, she has no idea her life is about to change when her new Master is the dark and mysterious… Stryder Steele.
Bad boy Stryder remembers the pain of being unable to save another but he'll put his life on the line to save this beautiful Russian farm girl. When he buys Zoya with the purpose of rescuing her, he has no idea that she may have the power to rescue him as well.
Review: Wicked Charming by Nazarea Andrews
Standalone - Wicked Ever After #1
Genre - Erotic Cinderella Retelling
Hero POV - 1st person
He's at the top of the world.
He's rich, sought after, and in control.
And he's bored.
A string of one-night stands have left Samul Charming increasingly dissatisfied. When his mother pushes him to settle down, his best friends come up with a brilliant plan:
Audition the submissives at The Kingdom.
The problem is, Charm knows who he wants: the only girl to challenge him, while submitting as naturally as breathing.
But he can't have her.
With the entire club watching and his parents expecting him to settle down, Charm decides to settle.
But love in the Kingdom is never simple and it is never painless.
And Charm is about to be reminded of that.
Review: Red by S.M. West
Standalone - Love in Color #1
Release - February 6, 2017
Genre - Romantic Suspense
Red. The color of extremes.
Tate Conrad's existence is annihilated. Destroyed by two men: one, her hero and the other, her worst nightmare. She has nothing to lose.
Determined to survive, vengeance feeds her. There are no limits, no boundaries, not even death, in seeking liberation.
Rylan Wolfe is driven.
A stellar FBI agent close to breaking the case of a lifetime. It's more than career-making, it's personal. Tate's the linchpin to it all.
They need each other to succeed.
For Tate, is he her salvation or ruin?
Warning: This book contains graphic language, explicit sexual scenes and violence.
Recommended for readers 18+
Review: Possession by A.M. Johnson
Standalone - Avenues Ink #1
Genre - Second Chance Contemporary Romance
Paige Simon was the only girl Declan ever loved. The only one capable of silencing his voices, the only person to ever have faith in who he was, until the day her faith turned to doubt and destroyed everything they'd made together.
Declan O 'Connell was the only person Paige could be herself with. The only one she could rely on, until the day she was forced to make a choice that would condemn them both.
They've had years apart, and second chances don't belong to the damned. But when you come face to face with your savior, it's almost impossible to walk away. In order to move beyond the sins of their past, and forever silence the demons in his head, they'll have to risk it all.
But with love, there are real reasons to be afraid and, sometimes… your salvation is your damnation.
Review: Tempt Me by J. Kenner
Standalone - A Stark International Novella
Genre Contemporary Romance
Sometimes passion has a price …
When sexy Stark Security Chief Ryan Hunter whisks his girlfriend Jamie Archer away for a passionate, romance-filled weekend so he can finally pop the question, he's certain that the answer will be an enthusiastic yes. So when Jamie tries to avoid the conversation, hiding her fears of commitment and change under a blanket of wild sensuality and decadent playtime in bed, Ryan is more determined than ever to convince Jamie that they belong together.
Knowing there's no halfway with this woman, Ryan gives her an ultimatum – marry him or walk away. Now Jamie is forced to face her deepest insecurities or risk destroying the best thing in her life. And it will take all of her strength, and all of Ryan's love, to keep her right where she belongs…
Review: Rise by Dylan Allen
Standalone - Symbols of Love #1
As a little girl, I saw my father destroy the family he claimed to love. I watched my mother waste her life dreaming of a man who left her without a second glance.
As a woman, I don't dream, I work. I don't fall in love, I focus. I would never let anything as frivolous as love distract me.
Until I meet Simon. A gorgeous, brilliant young architect with dark eyes, a sweet smile, and a dirty, dirty mouth. He sets me on fire, and suddenly all I can do is dream…of his hands, his lips, his body. Of a heart good enough and a love strong enough to make me believe in happily ever after.
But Simon has secrets that are even deeper than mine. Will our pasts destroy everything we've worked for? Or will we find the courage to rise to the challenge and fight for the love we share?
Review: Park Avenue Prince by Louise Bay
Standalone - The Royals Collection #2
THE PRINCE OF PARK AVENUE FINALLY MEETS HIS MATCH IN A FEISTY MANHATTAN PRINCESS.
I've made every one of my billions of dollars myself—I'm calculating, astute and the best at what I do. It takes drive and dedication to build what I have. And it leaves no time for love or girlfriends or relationships.
But don't get me wrong, I'm not a monk.
I understand the attention and focus it takes to seduce a beautiful woman. They're the same skills I use to close business deals. But one night is where it begins and ends. I'm not the guy who sends flowers. I'm not the guy who calls the next day.
Or so I thought before an impatient, smart-talking, beyond beautiful heiress bursts into my world.
When Grace Astor rolls her eyes at me—I want to hold her against me and show her what she's been missing.
When she makes a joke at my expense—I want to silence her sassy mouth with my tongue.
And when she leaves straight after we f*ck with barely a goodbye—it makes me want to pin her down and remind her of the three orgasms she just had.
She might be a princess but I'm going to show her who rules in this Park Avenue bedroom.
Review: Love Story by Lauren Layne
Standalone - Love Unexpectedly #3
Trope - best friend's sibling
When Lucy Hawkins receives a job offer in San Francisco, she can't wait to spread her wings and leave her small Virginia hometown behind. Her close-knit family supports her as best they can, by handing over the keys to a station wagon that's seen better days. The catch? The cross-country trip comes with a traveling companion: her older brother's best friend, aka the guy who took Lucy's virginity hours before breaking her heart.
After spending the past four years and every last dime caring for his sick father, Reece Sullivan will do just about anything to break free of the painful memories—even if it means a two-week road trip with the one girl who's ever made it past his carefully guarded exterior. But after long days of bickering in the car turn into steamy nights in secluded motel rooms, Reece learns that, when it comes to Lucy, their story is far from over. And this time, they just might have a shot at a happy ending.
Review: Fake Fiancée by Ilsa Madden-Mills
Fake engaged to the hottest quarterback in the country? SCORE.
They say nothing compares to your first kiss,
But our first kiss was orchestrated for an audience.
Our second kiss . . . that one was REAL.
He cradled my face like he was terrified he'd f*ck it up.
He stared into my eyes until the air buzzed.
Soft and slow, full of sighs and little laughs,
He inhaled me like I was the finest Belgian chocolate,
And he'd never get another piece.
A nip of his teeth, his hand at my waist . . .
And I was lost.
I forgot he was paying me to be his fake fiancée.
I forgot we weren't REAL.
Our kiss was pure magic, and before you laugh and say those kinds of kisses don't exist,
Then you've never touched lips with Max Kent, the hottest quarterback in college history.
Three months. Two hearts. One fake engagement.
Review: This is Me, Baby by K Webster
War & Peace #5
Genre - Dark Romance
Multiple POV - 1st person
Review of book 4, This Isn't You, Baby
The game was over and they stole the victory away from ME.
Cheating. Lies. Corruption. Death.
This pawn never stood a chance.
But then he came for ME.
He plucked ME from my nightmare and kept me safe.
My heart was in tatters and my soul was lost.
Until the beast in ME woke up.
She was hungry and furious and didn't play by the rules of their game.
We were a vicious team. And we changed the game altogether. I took what was theirs because they took what was mine.
ME against them.
Review: Worth of Waste by Bethany-Kris
DeLuca Duet #2
Genre - Mafia Romance
The Chicago Mob is the same as it has always been—violent, greedy, and excessive. The Outfit families have turned their backs when they were needed the most one too many times, but Dino DeLuca didn't expect anything different.
His whole life has been lived for the Outfit—for his family.
He has a whole new set of reasons to live and fight now.
Karen Martin makes Dino change all the rules.
He's finally ready to show everyone just how much waste is truly worth in the mafia, and just how far one will go for freedom from it all.
He's learned these lessons well.
Too well.
Review: Singe by Aly Martinez
Standalone - Guardian Protection #1
She was my nightmare. Every time I closed my eyes, I watched her fall into that inferno. Over and over, I failed to save her.
I hadn't been able to reach her, and the guilt only burned hotter over time. Four years later, I was the unreachable one.
Heroes aren't always saints. Sometimes, we're nothing more than jaded sinners driven by sleepless nights and hearts full of darkness.
And then I met her. She was a dreamer who managed to soothe my scars and heal my wounds.
But, as the flames closed in around us, I feared I wasn't the right man to save her. That is until I realized she was the one woman I'd burn the world down to protect.
Review: Ruthless by Gina L. Maxwell
Standalone - Playboys in Love #2
Release - January 30, 2017
People call me Ruthless for a reason.
Whether in the court room or the bedroom, my reputation is well-earned. I'm either working hard, working out, or working my way into some woman's panties. Problem is, none of them share my particular kink, and I end up walking away unsatisfied.
Until I meet HER.
She's a friend of a friend, which makes her off-limits until temptation takes me by the balls and I'm taking her up against a wall. She literally fucks my world off its axis, but I can't let it happen again.
My plan of avoiding her got blown to shit when my firm hired her as a new junior attorney. Now I'm her boss, and I have to act like I don't want to bend her over my desk every five minutes.
But I've never held myself back from anything before, so consequences be damned. It's time to take what we both want and show her just how damn good feels...to be RUTHLESS.
Review: Cold Secrets by Toni Anderson
Standalone - Cold Justice #7
Computer expert Ashley Chen joined the FBI to fight against evil in the world—evil she experienced firsthand. She has mad skills and deadly secrets, and once she starts working with straight-shooting FBI agent, Lucas Randall, she also has big trouble. After years of pushing people away, she's finally falling for someone. The feeling is entirely mutual, but as Ashley intensifies her online pursuit of an international trafficking ring, her traumatic past collides with her present and suddenly Lucas can't tell which side she's on. As the case escalates into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, it turns out Ashley isn't the only one with something to hide.
If neither can trust the other with their secrets, how can they trust each other with their hearts?
Review: Defy by LJ Shen
Standalone - Sinners of Saint #0.5
My name is Melody Greene, and I have a confession to make.
I slept with my student, a senior in high school.
Multiple times.
I had multiple orgasms.
In multiple positions.
I slept with my student and I enjoyed it.
I slept with my student and I'd do it all over again if I could turn back time.
My name is Melody Greene, and I got kicked out of my position as a teacher and did my walk of shame a la Cersei Lannister from the principal's office, minutes after said principal threatened to call the cops on me.
My name is Melody Greene, and I did something bad because it made me feel good.
Here is why it was totally worth it.
Review: War Poppy by Nicole Lynne
War #1
Love and war. Two words that should have little association, but to me the two go hand in hand. Both are a tragedy. They rip you open and spit you out. The war killed my husband, Connor, shattered my will to live, and took my best friend. Brandon may not have physically died in that war, but his soul did. And now we're left to pick up the wreckage. Expected to move on when all that is left is the ruins of a life we once had.
War. It took everything from me, even myself. When you're only able to exist, death seems like a blessing. Pain...a welcome distraction. I ran from everything associated with my past, and then she found me, fighting, drowning myself in whisky, trying to forget. She reminds me of Connor, of what I've lost—what we've lost. In the midst of destruction, she's a salvation I don't deserve.
I shouldn't love him.
I shouldn't love her.
Love is a war we never should have fought.
Review: Triumph by Cecilia London
Bellator Saga #6
Dissident - ★★★★☆
Conscience - ★★★★★
Sojourn - ★★★★★
Phoenix - ★★★★★
Rhapsody - ★★★★★
"All of your ideals, your hopes and dreams…they cease to matter if you abandon them in your darkest hour. We have to see this through to the end."
Jack McIntyre and Caroline Gerard have never shied away from a challenge. As dual commanders of the American rebel forces, they now face the greatest adversity of their lives. Every decision has permanent consequences. Relationships are tested and restored. Hard truths come to light. When the reality of their situation finally hits them, there is one thing they know for certain.
No sacrifice is too great for love.
Review: Mastering The Art Of A Three Ring Circus by A. Wilding Wells
Standalone - The Wild Things #2
Perhaps some promises should be broken….
Theophile
The price of freedom was as simple as a promise. Fifteen more years in jail, or a marriage. I agreed and didn't look back, until the circus came to town.
Leaving England behind for a small town in Wisconsin meant two more years of freedom for my family, which is my everything. Then I met Theophile, an irresistibly intriguing woman whose heart I will claim, regardless of the fact that she made a promise to one of the greediest and wealthiest men on earth: my father, King Valentine.
A deeply moving—and gripping—modern-day fairytale about a spirited woman whose scruples are tested when her life is turned upside down by a larger-than-life candy heir and his eccentric circus family. A gut-wrenching, sweet, and magical read filled with humor, tragedy, and a cast of endearing characters that will steal your heart.
Review: The Failing Hours by Sara Ney
Standalone - How to Date a Douchebag #2
Zeke Daniels isn't just a douchebag; he's an a**hole.
A total and complete jerk, Zeke keeps people at a distance. He has no interest in relationships—most a**holes don't.
Dating?
Being part of a couple? Nope. Not for him.
He's never given any thought to what he wants in a girlfriend, because he's never had any intention of having one. Shit, he barely has a relationship with his family, and they're related; his own friends don't even like him.
So why does he keep thinking about Violet DeLuca?
Sweet, quiet Violet—his opposite in every sense of the word.
The light to his dark, even her damn name sounds like rays of sunshine and happiness and shit.
And that pisses him off, too.
Review: Text 2 Lovers by K Webster & J.D. Hollyfield
Standalone - 2 Lovers #1
It's the start of nothing good.
I fired off a storm of raunchy text messages…to the wrong number.
And he replied.
Him: Show me a picture.
Him: Tell me your name.
Why does the lure of anonymity have me craving to indulge a stranger?
It's the start of everything right.
I received a slew of text messages…when everything in my life was wrong.
And she made me laugh again.
Her: You're probably a creeper.
Her: Possibly a stalker.
Why do I have the overwhelming need to find this stranger who saved me and make her mine?
Review: Drifter by Janine Infante Bosco
Standalone - The Nomad Series #1
Release - November 8, 2016
Genre - MC Romance
"Stryker"
I'm a drifter.
A man born to ride through this world alone.
There used to be a time when I thought I was the rescuing type. I enlisted in the Marines and made it my duty—I was going to save lives.
I was going to be a true American hero.
But God had another plan.
Or maybe Satan did.
For everything I touch finds mortality.
I'm no hero.
I'm nothing.
I'm a veteran biker, a former nomad who survived war only to live in hell.
Now I ride with the Satan's Knights of Brooklyn and I'm drifting into a different kind of chaos.
The kind that revolves around a pretty girl with intoxicating green eyes.
A girl who has the power to turn me inside out.
A girl who doesn't need anyone to rescue her because she's her own savior.
Until she's not.
But a man plagued by war and the devil inside him can never be her hero.
Review: The Bartender by Piper Rayne
Standalone - Modern Love #1
Who knew sleeping with the enemy could be this fun?
Was the one night stand a good idea?
Well, no. Probably not in retrospect.
In my defense I had just moved back into my grandparent's house, I'd lost my dream job, and a guy on Tinder had stood me up. It was like life had suddenly stamped 'LOSER' on my forehead.
So when the guy behind the bar started giving me THE look… you know, the one that promised I'd be screaming his name into the wee hours of the morning? When that guy also has the perfect amount of scruff on his chiseled chin, biceps bulging out of his t-shirt, and a cocky grin you knew he'd earned in the sack… when he gives you that look, you don't bother to figure out what your six degrees of separation are. You jump on that horse and ride it!
Pun fully and completely intended. And accurate by the way.
I fully admit to feeling sorry for myself and acting impulsively, but by the time I'd figured out WHO the bartender was, I was already falling for him.
Review: Shielded by the Cowboy SEAL by Bonnie Vanak
Standalone - SOS Agency #2
The SOS Agency grants one Navy SEAL his most personal mission yet...
Home on leave at his family farm, Navy SEAL Cooper Johnson receives an unexpected assignment: to protect a beautiful socialite on the run from her abusive ex. Grieving his kid sister, a brave cop killed in the line of duty due to a faulty bulletproof vest, Coop is in no mood for work--until he meets Meg Taylor. Soon, he finds that riding the land, lovely Meg safe beside him, is a surprising comfort to his heart. But when he discovers Meg's dark past--and the evidence she possesses that her ex would kill to keep buried--it will take both the cowboy and SEAL within him to get the ultimate justice.


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#JusticeForCrystalMason should be a hashtag RIGHT NOW!!
A judge sentenced a Texas woman to five years in prison Wednesday for voting illegally in the 2016 presidential election while she was on supervised release from a 2011 fraud conviction.
Crystal Mason, 43, and a mother of two, waived her right to a jury trial and chose to have state District Judge Ruben Gonzalez assess her sentence.
According to a report released in 2016 compiled by the Sentencing Project, a criminal justice reform advocacy group, more than 6 million felons in the United States and nearly 500,000 in Texas were ineligible to vote in 2016.
During cross-examination by Tarrant County prosecutor Matt Smid, Mason was reminded that she had jeopardized her freedom in the past by violating federal tax laws.
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If your ex girlfriend is seeing someone else, it's a must to be very cautious about how you will method the state of affairs. The remedy: Reassure her that you just love her and won't leave her over a struggle or relationship concern. They have to resolve on questions like how much time do they like to spend together or remain apart, how does all sides like to express love, or receive it and so on. Hey, I'm a 16 yr previous boy that's been in a relationship for over 2 and a half years. In some instances ignorance is bliss, however finally in the event you always reside in fear that your other is deceiving you or dishonest on you, your relationship will never be successful. Being a relationship counselor myself, I may write a whole book about the challenges of that state of affairs. When one person in the relationship has the sole responsibility of controlling all strains of communication, all plans, and all choices, it's time to pay attention.
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There are literally millions of disposable Muslims, the ones that despite commonality of faith, their horrible fate means absolutely nothing to the Islamist fascist rulers of Iran.
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But, all is not lost, the cause of Palestinians, and only the ones under the yoke of the terrorist Hamas allied with the Islamist fascists, is being pursued by the unreformable, expansionist and warmongering rulers of Iran.
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Former preacher uses "depression" as an excuse for violence.
Posted by Nailed Truth in Hillsong Associations
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The Daily Telegraph reports,
Domestic violence preacher
A former Hillsong preacher turned motivational speaker believes he is "more qualified" to help people after domestic violence charges against him were dismissed because he was suffering depression.
Pat Mesiti, 56, was charged after grabbing his now ex-wife Andrea by the neck during an argument over a party at their family home in Glenhaven on New Year's Eve last year. Parramatta Local Court heard Mesiti, who pleaded guilty to common assault, was struggling with the separation from his second wife and was taking anti-depressants.
Magistrate Gary Still dismissed the charge for mental health reasons and ordered Mesiti to follow a treatment plan as set out by his doctor.Outside court, a repentant Mesiti said he had learnt a lot in the past three months: "I will keep doing what I am doing and keep trying to help people."
Source: Leigh Van Den Broeke, Domestic violence preacher, The Daily Telegraph, Published 24/03/2016.
Social worker Tanya Levin also shared her observations.
She writes,
"What Pat Mesiti failed to mention in his FB update below was that the charges of domestic violence against him were dismissed by way of Section 32, which is a mental health defense. The conditions are that he has to continue his doctor's appointments, and keep taking his medication.
But you can't have it both ways.
If you're mentally ill, even temporarily when you find out your estranged wife is having a NYE party without your knowledge and you have to attack her verbally and physically in an intoxicated state, then we have to ask when else this episodes descend and whether or not you were ill when you were claiming to hear from God.
Or you're not mentally ill and you lied in court because that's what frauds and abusers do. Being drunk is not a mental health condition. Neither is being a wife beater.
So which is it? Do tell me, exactly which illness do you have, Pastor Pat, that causes drunken fits of rage that police find you in? Because I can't see it in the DSM anywhere. But there's a whole lot here on pathological liars and narcissism. And there's no pills for those either.
I'm sorry that all these systems failed you, Mrs Mesiti. I hope you are safe wherever you are.
Here's a pic for those of you who are unsure whether or not Pat considers himself a man of the cloth."
Source: Tanya Levin, FaceBook, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154731456678957&set=a.56428403956.81849.612613956&type=3, Published 23/03/2016. (Accessed 23/03/2016.)
83 thoughts on "Former preacher uses "depression" as an excuse for violence."
Shazz said:
Next thing you know robbers will be getting away with robbery simply because they were "depressed"….
What a joke this man is.
A tare he may be, but he's certainly NOT a true follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Christian Lady said:
Sometimes they do. Depression is real . Lots of people have reduced sentences or are given understanding because of suffering with depression. If someone did something wrong and said they were suffering from depression because of what they endured in the Hillong Cult, they would probably be treated like a hero here.
Debra said:
Christian Lady,
Severe depression is serious and deadly and highly correlated with sexual assault in childhood. Deceit however, is not correlated with depression and Pat Mesiti has lost a lot of credibility by using the body of Christ to deceitfully fund his prostitution pleasures. Understandably, that's why people are having a hard time buying his depression story.
Spiritual abuse is also very real and can be very debilitating. It is a recognised psychological syndrome and has many serious effects ( including depression) across many domains of functioning. If. a person came to this site, after leaving a cult, they would be validated and helped because many people on this site have been on the same recovery path. To leave a cult is very difficult, with many losses, so they are in a sense 'heroes' as you say.
John O'neill said:
Pat is my life coach, I want to be just like him.
Thanks to Pat, I can now choke and beat women and feel ok about it and I have learned from Pat that it will even make me a better person if I blame my depression!
Thank you Pat!
Uppercut said:
I don't like Pat Mesiti, but Tanya Levin… she needs to get a new shtick. She has nothing to do with this story and her opinion is no more relevant than anyone else's.
Including yours?
As a social worker, Tanya has given some interesting insight on Section 32 and Mesiti's credibility. Another observation – "it is pretty ironic how churches treat mental illness, until they can use it as an excuse to get out of a situation."
Cheers, Team ChurchWatch.
In the context of a discussion about Christianity I don't see her opinion as valuable. I'm just a bit tired of seeing her name in so many articles. She is an atheist, does not understand Christianity and does not know Jesus. There are plenty of other people who could give far more valuable commentary. The only reason she is in the article is because of her controversies with Hillsong, not for her experience as a social worker.
The only professionals more likely to work with mentally ill people are health professionals and the police.
A social worker certainly knows more than the average Joe.
David said:
"I don't like Pat Mesiti, but Tanya Levin… she needs to get a new shtick. She has nothing to do with this story and her opinion is no more relevant than anyone else's"
I 100% agree she needs to move on.. Although, I don't think she will she has books to promote and sell.
There's a few reasons why people like Tanya Levin can't or wont move on.
1. They are still trying to let go of their experience because they were heavily indoctrinated into a cult. Tanya Levin goes to great lengths expressing her mind and heart how this happened in her book 'People in Glass Houses'.
2. She loves people and is publicly warning them as a social worker the dangers fo families and friends getting involved in Australia's biggest and most dangerous cult.
Frankly, we think she falls into the latter category. And sadly, she shows more love, compassion, integrity, truth and justice than you do Dave. You do a very good job encapsulating the Hillsong spirit on this site. Keep it up chap.
Lashonweiss said:
"I 100% agree she needs to move on.."
Dave, just like you felt the victims should move on? "Time to move on now, run along little children. You don't have real pain. Time heals all wounds. It's over now." Your attitude is the same as Brian C. (for "I Don't Give a CRAP") Houston.
No it's time for YOU to move on from Hillson, Dave.
Tanya Levin is a VICTIM just like the sex scandal VICTIMS. You show the same amount of compassion towards her as you showed towards the sex scandal victims… ABSOUTELY NONE!
What kind of 'Christian' are you? Oh, that's right, the Hillsong cult type. That explains much really.
Doesn't it just get you- people making millions from books and "resources".
Captain Dilley said:
Tanya's book, "people in glass houses" is probably the best "resource" to ever have come about because of Hillswrong.
It has exposed the fruitless deeds of darkness and the wolf antics of those who dance to the tune of the pied piper of Bilk'em Hills.
By the way, Me$iti is Hillswrong to the bone whether you like it or not. His buddy Brian goes on Mediterranean holidays with him and shares the Amway circuit with him and even preaches about his "restoration" losing everything and about to buy his old home back. His public sacking 13 years ago was not a disassociation, just a show for convenience sake.
A mirror shows your face, but your friends show your character. Kind of makes Brian ugly inside & out.
I think you're getting a bit melodramatic there churchwater. Yeah it's not nice to be caught up in a place like Hillsong but it's not even close to the "most dangerous" cult in Australia. I went to Hillsong for years and it was nowhere near my worst experience. In fact I enjoyed a lot of my time there and made a lot of good friends despite the heresy and other failings of leadership.
And Lashonweiss… likening Tanya's experience to sex scandal victims is pretty poor. It's not even close to the same thing. Please keep some perspective.
ChurchWatch
The truth is this has nothing to do with Hillsong so why is it posted on a Hillsong Blog site? In my opinion Tany's view of Hillsong is distorted because she is only interested finding negative information.. This actually reminds me of a website I know..
"The truth is this has nothing to do with Hillsong…"
This has everything to do with Hillsong. Looks like you have ignored all articles and evidence that reveals Mesiti is still involved with Hillsong as a Hillsong pastor. Hillsong have deliberately and wilfully remained silent on Pat Mesiti's position with Hillsong, hoping it will all blow over.
They rely on people like you Dave to give them the benefit of the doubt. That is how wolves get away with corruption. They capitalise on Christians ethic.
"In my opinion Tany's view of Hillsong is distorted because she is only interested finding negative information."
"And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." John 17:3
Why is it that Tanya knows your faith better than you? Why is it she can discern Christianity from Hillsong? Why is it that Tanya expressed her offense on Fighting for the Faith when Brian Houston refuses to preach the gospel on Good Friday?
She is offended because such a fraud is defended by such people as you.
If there is anyone who is distorted Dave – it's you. You sound more like a goat defending a goat herd than a sheep loving and defending Christ and his Word. If you really are a sheep that hears Christ's voice, why do you keep lying, slandering and distorting the Christian faith to defend one of Australia's biggest cults?
"They rely on people like you Dave to give them the benefit of the doubt."
Not only that, but Hillsong & Mesiti rely on people like Dave to spread misinformation.
"If you really are a sheep that hears Christ's voice, why do you keep lying, slandering and distorting the Christian faith to defend one of Australia's biggest cults?"
It's sad but true that Dave is a pathetic excuse for someone who calls themselves a 'Christian.'
You don't know anything about me or my character, what statements have a made that reflect negative character? I could show you a few comments that were very insulting towards me and not once have I responded with vitriol.
I may have a different opinion that should not be mistaken for a negative character.
"You don't know anything about me or my character,"
Don't insult people's intelligence by throwing out such a cry-baby response.
"I could show you a few comments that were very insulting towards me"
They are only insulting towards you because you know they are true. Truth hurts chap.
"I may have a different opinion"
Unbiblical, unChristian opinions that lack compassion, wisdom and understanding. Just like the angel silenced the mouth of the lions in the lions den, the Word of God has come and completely snuffed your worthless opinions. You're not qualified to utter your garbage since you are not presenting a case from the scriptures. You just devour anyone that questions your pride.
"… that should not be mistaken for a negative character."
Your "opinions" have clearly demonstrated that you are an unrepentant, reprobate. Your opinions are invalid because they oppose Christ and his teachings, let alone make you look like a fool before others. We've even exposed your claims to be blatantly false and you insist we and other critics are in the wrong.
We know plenty about the condition of your heart.
Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks, or in your case, types.
Your typing reveals you to be blindly following the blind guide Houston, siding with the perpetrators rather than the victims and a defender of the end time harlot scribes and pharisees.
We are reading you loud and clear.
j s said:
You do have a different opinion, not the one expressed in the Bible. What should your opinion be mistaken for then? How about something not found in the Bible.
As a matter of fact, concerning the Scriptures…. you have proven many times you do not understand the Bible. Now up to most likely 200 posts and still counting, still you have yet to display any working knowledge of the Bible. No verses correctly applied by you after all these posts?
You express the opinion of man, and of Hillsong. Not the opinion found in the Bible.
How can you have a "positive character" without backing up what you say by the Bible?
You imply "man is good." That man can have a "good opinion" apart from the Bible.
To the contrary, you have shown time and again your un-scriptural opinions are the basis for your defending an un-biblical cult, instead of defending what is said in the Bible.
Without using the Bible to express your views, you imply "man is good." However man and man's standards are "not good" in and of himself. As departed from, and devoid of the Bible as your arguments are, and as unwilling to compare Brian Houston to the Bible as you have been…. one can believe anything, follow anyone, follow any wind of doctrine, follow any satanic teaching, follow any false teacher. You are proof of this.
Romans 3:10 "as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one;"
Stop expressing your opinions, and Brian Houston's opinions. Start using the Bible as the basis for your arguments chap.
Trent said:
"You don't know anything about me or my character, what statements have a made that reflect negative character?"
We know you better than you 'think' you know Brian Houston.
"why do you keep lying, slandering and distorting the Christian faith to defend one of Australia's biggest cults"
Wow the accusations are flying. If you are going to make such harsh accusations you need to back them up with facts.
Please point out exactly what I lied about? Who I was slandering? Please tell who I have slandered ever on this site ? Please tell me when I have distorted the Christian Faith? I may have a different opinion this does not reflect a distortion.
If you are going to make such harsh accusations you need to back them up with facts.
(Notice that I have not retaliated by firing off hurtful allegations towards you, every time someone has taken a personal shot at me, including wishing I was raped I have never responded in anger or with a personal attack)
Regarding Pat he was not even ordained at Hillsong (Tanya's video above) let alone a Hillsong pastor. When you say Pat is a Hillsong pastor you are implying that he
A. Is employed by the church
B. Is under the leadership of the church
C. Is a representative of the Church
The facts are he is none of the above so I'm not the one being misleading. Pat was fired by Hillsong 13 years ago and has not been a Hillsong pastor since. Yes he was ordained again but as you can see he was ordained by another church. If he is a Hillsong pastor why didn't Hillsong ordain him???.
Yes he has preached twice at Hillsong church's around the world in the last 13 years, that does not make him a Hillsong pastor. TD Jakes, Joyce Meyer, Joseph Prince and other preachers have spoken at Hillsong way more than Pat, does this make them Hillsong pastor's? NO.The truth is Pat is an itinerant preacher who speaks at many different church's and definitely is not a Hillsong pastor.
"Wow the accusations are flying."
Yes David – you haven't stopped.
But you have come to our site clearly not open to see the facts, even if we source them, document them and let the sources speak for themselves.
"(Notice that I have not retaliated by firing off hurtful allegations towards you…"
You've got to be joking.
"The facts are he is none of the above so I'm not the one being misleading. Pat was fired by Hillsong 13 years ago and has not been a Hillsong pastor since."
The onus is on Hillsong to clarify. And because you seem to be so insistent that he is, you need to prove this to be true. Not us. We can only report on what Hillsong has given us in spite of their silence. Did you not listen to the sermon review of Pat speaking how he was/is involved in Hillsong?
Your argument is silly David. Hillsong can put this to bed by releasing a media statement to say that Pat Mesiti is not a pastor. We can most likely accept that (considering that Hillsong have deliberately been dishonest in past media statements).
Hillsong has not done this. Their silence is deliberate and deafening. Why don't you try to prove that he is not a Hillsong pastor? We will listen to your argument if you present a reasonable case with actual evidence.
ChrurchWatch
1.The burden of proof is not on Hillsong
2. Hillsong fired him 13 years ago, since nothing has changed why make an announcement when it has nothing to do with them
3.The media in Australia reported the correct facts in that they wrote " he was a prior Hillsong pastor"..why would Hillsong feel the need to make a correction announcement when the media has been accurate?
4.You seem to think you can go around making bold claims about institutions and then state "they have not said anything contrary, until they do we will continue to state is as fact". It does not work that way.
"Hillsong fired him [Mesiti] 13 years ago"
As a media stunt maybe.
And kind of similar to how "Brian fired Frank right away" hahaha.
We were thinking of making that comparison soon enough.
Brian talked about how Frank was fired but it was on the table for Franl to be restored back into "ministry". It was interesting watch Brian Houston squirm in his attempt to justify that their are two types of "restoration into ministry". As soon as Brian did this, he categorically put Mesiti into the category of someone who was being restored into Hillsong ministry.
However, because Mesiti's marriage fell while being apart of Hillsong's restoration process, Houston moved him to Phil Pringle's church (a close fo friend of Houston) to have him restored into ministry there. Brian Houston and Phil Pringle restored Pat Mesiti back to pastoral ministry – so Hillsong and C3 are 100% responsible for making Pat Mesiti a pastor again.
zed said:
@David, sorry to break this to you but hillsong-type-churchianity is not Christianity.
And you need to start backing up your opinions with the Bible, which you have demonstrated you cannot do.
"he truth is Pat is an itinerant preacher who speaks at many different church's and definitely is not a Hillsong pastor."
You miss the biggest points in order to continue pushing semantics which is what YOUR agenda is all about.
WHAT is Pat Mesiti doing speaking at Hillsong AT ALL?
Pat Mesiti is not qualified to speak to any so-called Christian audience ANYWHERE.
WHY has Hillsong had Pat Mesiti recently speak? WHY has Brian Houston aligned himself with just another moneygrubber?
Address that point Mr. Know-It-All who looks the other way from wickedness in order to push your spiritually sick I-Love-Hillsong-No-Matter-Whatever-They-Do agenda.
"Yes he has preached twice at Hillsong church's around the world in the last 13 years, that does not make him a Hillsong pastor. TD Jakes, Joyce Meyer, Joseph Prince and other preachers have spoken at Hillsong way more than Pat, does this make them Hillsong pastor's?"
By this logic, Christine Caine is not a Hillsong pastor.
Hillsong hid behind C3 to restore Pat Mesiti back to ministry. You can't escape that fact.
writtenbymyself said:
Churchwatcher
the only thing about Tanya Levin is she is no longer a christian. she said there is nothing strong enough to covince her that God really exsists.
And it's very sad to see Hillsong continue to reinforce that lack of belief in Tanya's life. Hillsong, because of their pride, and clear unbiblical stance, do NOT see Tanya as someone worthy to be 'won' to Christ.
Why is that? Is it because she's a so-called former Christian turned dissenter? No longer loyal to the Hillsong 'tribe'?
The bible clearly defines Christianity in this way. It is a total and eternal change. You go from life to death, from flesh to spirit, from unbelief to total trust and faith. Once you are become a Christian, you stay a Christian. It's a fact. It never depends on human effort, it's a work of God. If you leave it, you were never one of them.
Tanya never truly trusted Christ because she never heard the gospel preached at Hillsong where she grew into adulthood capable of discerning these truths had she heard them.
Tanya needs the gospel, perhaps we should see it as a great mercy that she's no longer at Hillsong.
I have more respect for Tanya Levin in her atheism than I could ever have for Brain Houston in his hypocrisy.
Tanya is doing her best to expose the corruption of the pentecostal prosperity charlatans and warn people away from them. Good for her.
Houston should take heed, see Tanya and fear. I hope he can hold his breath a long time. I read that if anyone causes any of the Lord's little ones to fall, it would be better for him to be mill stoned and oceanised.
ChruchWatch
"However, because Mesiti's marriage fell while being apart of Hillsong's restoration process, Houston moved him to Phil Pringle's church (a close fo friend of Houston) to have him restored into ministry there. Brian Houston and Phil Pringle restored Pat Mesiti back to pastoral ministry – so Hillsong and C3 are 100% responsible for making Pat Mesiti a pastor again"
This is blatantly incorrect. Hillsong fired Pat, I was at the service when it was announced. Brian asked all non Hillsong regulars to respectfully leave for this part of the service. The whole Church was sad and shocked. The service was at the Hub 12 or so years ago.
You claim Pat went to C3 during his Hillsong restoration because of the split from his wife. This is wrong. Pat left Hillsong straight away and started attending C3 Church. It was after attending and serving at C3 church for a couple of years he was given the opportunity by Phil Pringle to go through the restoration process. He went through the process and after four years was given the approval by Phil Pringle and as such he was ordained as a pastor. He was NOT ordained at Hillsong, again if he is a Hillsong pastor why didn't Hillsong ordain him?
Of course Brian knew Pat was attending C3 and was aware of his restoration, nothing wrong with that, he wanted to see Pat back on his fhieet and restored and was believing for the best in Pat.
This following is the truth about Pat's relationship with Hillsong. Pat attends Hillsong Church and Pat would call Hillsong his home Church. He attends but is not a Hillsong pastor. He has been restored back to ministry under the movement of C3 and Phil Pringle. His full time Job is motivational speaking and business coaching, he supplements his Job with itinerant preaching (itinerant preachers have a home church they attend that they aren't necessarily a pastor of. if you want Pat to preach at your Church you contact Pat not Hillsong. Various Churches invite him to preach at there Church's.
Joel Abel is a Hillsong pastor, he works full time for Hillsong, get's paid by Hillsong, is under the leadership of Brian, represents the Church, preaches at other Church's, and is introduced as a Hillsong Pastor. Hillsong publically state on there website ect..
"By this logic, Christine Caine is not a Hillsong pastor"
The difference is Hillsong publicly state that Christine is a Hillsong pastor they have not stated publicly forn13 years that Pat is a Hillsong pastor because they fired him 13 years ago.
"They fired pat As a media stunt maybe. And kind of similar to how "Brian fired Frank right away hahaha"
Wrong- I was at the service when they fired him. The fact they fired him is not up for debate. Try and get some facts straight..
D. Niven said:
you are wrong.
Hillsong does not issue credentials and therefore does not operate a restoration process.
Hillsong pastors have an assemblies of god credential and if there is a violation, such as going to brothels etc, then the restoration process is handled by the AOG. Pat was being "restored" not by Hillswrong but by the AOG through Ian Woods, then state president at Windsor.
Mesiti failed under the AOG restoration process because of the marriage failure and the issue of remarriage.
C3 is a separate denomination and credentialling body
We know they fired him, BUT IN NAME ONLY. HE STILL TEACHES AT HILLSONG. THEY STILL MARKET CD.s WITH HIM ON THEM. Hillsong still associates with him DIRECTLY, and INDIRECTLY through back door of C3.
"Try and get some facts straight.."
What is wrong with you?? Personal problems?? "Brian DID NOT fire Frank right away" though YOU explicitly stated Brian did.It is You who needs to get his facts straight, lest you appear as an even bigger hypocrite as you already do.
Where are your Bible verses?? There is Nothing but childish arguments coming from you. No Bible, just gibberish.
So, Tanya Levin, did you read that? Your friends at hillsongchurchwatch say that you were NEVER a Christian.
Any, please write a book about this website. They say neither you, and any Catholics are Christians and that you are going to burn in hell when you die. They also would rail against you if you became a Christian and preached in church – just because you are a woman.
So the only thing you have in common with these people is that you both hate Brian Houston. Even though you haven't been a church member for 10 years? 20?
Tanya Levin will be bashing Hillsong as long as the book sales keep coming in.
Tanya is a friend, "Christian Lady". And as to her salvation? That's entirely up to the Lord and His electing her to salvation (which is our prayer by the way). Her book sales, we're sure she might be able to afford a loaf of bread and some milk this week, God willing. She certainly doesn't expect a "care parcel" from Hillsong any time soon, the $$$$ tithes have to pay for the cost of running all those Colour Conferences and their accompanying lighting costs etc etc.
As for Catholicism and women pastors? Read your bible, (just make sure it's not The Message Bible).
https://carm.org/should-women-be-pastors-and-elders
https://carm.org/roman-catholicism
" Tanya Levin will be bashing Hillsong as long as the book sales keep coming in".
Ooh evil Tanya…..making legitimate income from a legitimate book, not sucking the Body of Christ dry with tithes and offerings, book sales,music CD's etc etc.
Brian & Bobbie Houston would never make merchandise of the Body of Christ like that now would they?…. Oh that's right Brian calls them "resources" and "opportunities to give to God".
Talking of false teachers 2 Peter 2:3
" and through covetedness they (false teachers) shall make merchandise of you, whose judgement now of a long time lingereth not and their damnation slumbereth not".
"Ooh evil Tanya…..making legitimate income from a legitimate book"
Good point Debra, not only that but Tanya is making legitimate statements about a fake church AND providing online documentation every step of the way, but "Christian Lady" failed to mention that part.
Tanya Levin's bashing is accurate no matter whether it's an atheist making it or not. And Hillsong deserves the bashing.
"and any Catholics are Christians and that you are going to burn in hell when you die."
Christian Lady, point out where Hillsong Church Watch stated that all Catholics are going to hell. That statement has never been made on this website. They acknowledge the true Christian sheep scattered nearly everywhere, but need to get out from under false teachers. You are making things up out of your ignorance and mixing up reality with fiction, as David often does.
It's interesting you say she's making statements about a "fake church". What would be a "real church" in her mind I wonder?
The thing I find bemusing about atheists arguing against Hillsong, is that the premise of their argument tends to assume God exists in the first place, by attempting to hold Hillsong to a standard from the Bible they don't believe in. To take a purely atheistic view, what Brian and Bobbie do is not much different to your average company or celebrity providing products there is a demand for. People go to Hillsong for the atmosphere, motivational speech and concert, and happily hand over money for the latest books and albums. Not much different to going to a nightclub or buying some celebrity endorsed junk you have no need for, or even handing over your money to a casino designed to rip you off.
Yes there is a faith element to it that Hillsong exploits, and people give money to further the cause of Hillsong and line the pockets of their celebrity pastors. Christians in legitimate churches give money also, to further the cause of their churches. The atheist doesn't believe in the god of any church, so both are equally as meaningless in their mind. They really can't make the distinction between Hillsong and any other church if they are genuinely atheist. It's why I don't have any regard for the opinion of people like Tanya Levin.
Christian Lady, the bible says believers who become unbelievers never were genuine believers in the first place.
[referring to little "antiChrists"] 1 John 2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Pray that Tanya Levin stops throwing the baby out with the bathwater i.e. rejecting Jesus as well as Hillsong/ refusing to hear true biblical Gospel as well as Hillsong's counterfeit "gospel".
Chad X. said:
"Pat Mesiti, 56, was charged after grabbing his now ex-wife Andrea by the neck"
Sounds as if a restraining order is long overdue.
Captain Dilleysaid
"By the way, Me$iti is Hillswrong to the bone whether you like it or not. His buddy Brian goes on Mediterranean holidays with him and shares the Amway circuit with him and even preaches about his "restoration" losing everything and about to buy his old home back. "
This so inaccurate it hilarious. I'm sure you just make things up and state them as fact..The notion that Brian goes on the Amway circuit with Pat is a complete lie..This simply does no happen. You seem to imagine things and state them as fact.
Brian did speak about a friend of his getting his house back, although Brian did not mention Pat's name…Nothing wrong with that.
"His public sacking 13 years ago was not a disassociation, just a show for convenience sake"
Another bald faced lie that's full of deception. Pat was fired by Hillsong !! ChurchWatch agree with me…End of story.
Now that I have debunked these lies why don't you move along and invent some other fantasies..you have a great imagination..
"You seem to imagine things and state them as fact."
David, you are talking about yourself once again.
Brian DID NOT "fire Frank right away" though YOU explicitly stated Brian did.It is You who needs to get his facts straight, lest you appear as an even bigger hypocrite as you already do.
You cannot admit you are wrong. You are the one in the fantasy world.
David – we find your consistent use of the word "fired" very revealing. Of course this is very much the word used in the corporate world, isn't it. And of course we realize that Hillsong is a corporation, not a church, and as such, Mesiti being "fired" was the appropriate thing to do.
The reality is, in a true church community, character is a priority. Mesiti, being part of a "corporation", clearly demonstrated that his talent/leadership skills were ultimately a substitute for character. They (Hillsong) rather than exercising biblical discernment, allowed Mesiti's popularity rule the day.
Finally, instead of placing Mesiti under church discipline, stood down, not "fired", they cast him off, depriving him of a community (if truly biblical) that could give him the opportunity to be restored back in to the congregation as a repentant forgiven brother. All this says as much about Hillsong's leadership character as it does about Mesiti.
"Finally, instead of placing Mesiti under church discipline, stood down, not "fired", they cast him off, depriving him of a community (if truly biblical) that could give him the opportunity to be restored back in to the congregation as a repentant forgiven brother. All this says as much about Hillsong's leadership character as it does about Mesiti"
How do you know they cast him off? As far as I am aware there was an option for Pat to stay at Hillsong for restoration. The issue was Pat found it very difficult being in an environment when EVERYONE knew he stuffed up so badly, there was also the issue of Pat's wife wanting to remain at Hillsong which presented further problems. Pat went to Pringles church because it gave him some space and there weren't a thousand people staring at him. I don't blame him.
Nothing in this world that black or white..
Seriously David? You're the one claiming to have been there at the time and constantly reiterating he was "fired".
Some commenting here know Mesiti and Andrea personally. Just saying.
2 tim 2:15 said:
"David", Explain why are you arguing on a Bible-based website after you have demonstrated do not understand the Bible?
What has become clear, is, the only reason you are here is to argue your talking points.
Do all a favor and try something Brian Houston never tried.. go study the Bible for a couple years. Then come back, after you have something worth arguing.
Major Dilley said:
I know that Brain "sacked" Me$iti but he didnt end his friendship or association with him, Brain has even boasted of that.
1Co 5:11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
Its pretty clear to me that he should have dropped him like a hot tater. It was a well known fact that both Brain & Pat spoke on the Amway motivational circuit. This did continue after the "sacking".
Everything Brain does is for his own benefit & convenience. The AOG & Houstonites have had a solid history of unbiblical restoration of wolves that have left the restored wolf indebted to them and the system.
Im afraid that you are as blind as a bat when it comes to things of a biblical or spiritual nature. You are one of the many that are under the strong delusion that comes from having your ears tickled.
Lashonweisss
This above is a perfect example of a statement made by a Hillsong Critic that shows where there heart is at. It's Mean, belittling, rude, disrespectful and judgmental. Congratulations on demonstrating what kind of person you are…
MH said:
"It's Mean, belittling, rude, disrespectful and judgmental."
It's also very well-deserved.
"Congratulations on demonstrating what kind of person you are…"
What?? You can't be for real!! That's coming from you who said dozens of posts back noone can know what kind of person you are from your hundreds of posts, yet from 3 posts you say that?? How childish!
"Another bald faced lie that's full of deception."
Seriously??? You're trying to point out deception, at the same time you can't even figure out Brian Houston has deceived YOU?? Can you even tie your own shoes? Congratulations to you, yes you are pathetic but not only that, you also get the Retard of the Year award.
Why are you defending Brian Houston anyway?? What did he do for you? Speak sweet lies into your deceived little itchy twitchy ears??
Major Dilly is 100% right, you are blind as a bat!! How much money has dumb you given towards Brian Houston's personal financial empire?? Did you buy him some gold-plated faucets for his mansion, you idiot? Why don't you go buy him a gold-plated kickstand for his harley? And another Valentino suit. He needs a new one badly so he can do more of his cheesy pushups on stage, to fleece more people, who are biblically illiterate just like you.
Heres a thought – Stop posting. You could spend that time getting a 2nd job to throw more money into Brian's mansion upkeep and against the Gospel.
And start a campaign to raise money to purchase golf lessons for Brian Houston with Tyler Woods. Imagine how much that would help spread the "gospel"!!
You may feel these things but is it false?
Perhaps its a poor choice of words and yes I was there remember like yesterday…
"Some commenting here know Mesiti and Andrea personally. Just saying"
That's fine I'm not the one putting his name in lights and regurgitating his past failures. Also, I have no issues with Pat or Andrea reading my comments as they are the truth, nothing I have said is disparaging towards them.
"I'm not the one regurgitating Pat's past failures"
Would you care to mention.. you're the one regurgitating how great Brian Houston is, while Brian Houston spreads a false gospel and deceives 1000's of other biblically illiterate people similar to you.
By the way liar, all Pat's failures are not past. Pat's drunken jerk event was recent. Stop twisting things around trying to make wicked look good. Thats what cult members do you know, you try to make wicked look good.
Lashonweiss
Are you seriously using this as a valid argument ? Of course people understand what I mean by past failures..you are twisting a simple statement to try and make people think I'm lying.. If that's the best you've got then any reasonable person would think you are twisting and reaching…hilarious.
But it is a valid argument. Mesiti's "past failure" was only in January this year. A Holy Spirit filled Christian should demonstrate longsuffering, meekness and self-control.
And stop minimizing domestic violence as "past failure" and call it what it is: ***SIN**. You're not fooling anybody.
Why are YOU treating the word "sin" like a four-letter swear word when even a simple "sin" keyword search from "the Message" (paraphrase, NOT proper bible translation) shows 1086 results on Biblegateway website?
I was referring to Pat leaving Hillsong which happened 12 – 13 years ago.
OK, so you were referring to what happened over a decade ago, but can you see that the behaviour of a self-proclaimed Christian (decades now?) still followed a similar pattern?
Tempted by "Lusts of the flesh" —-> gave into lusts of the flesh —-> committed SIN
Of course only God knows if Mesiti truly repented of his sin like King David did. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+51&version=KJV
RE January 2016 incident: it concerns me is that instead of Mesiti owning what he did, he used a variation of "the devil made me do it", blaming depression and alcohol for what he did several months ago. I have a mentally fragile relative who uses the "I had an unhappy childhood (so let me get away with it…. again)"; however unlike Mesiti they have never claimed to be a born-again Christian.
I expect non-Christians to rationalize, justify and make excuses for personal shortcomings, weaknesses and "mistakes" because that is all they have to hide their shame. They cannot experience forgiveness and cleansing from personal sin because they do not have faith in Jesus Christ, who paid the penalty for our sins.
A Christian who is using the same strategy as my unbelieving relative is a sin-justifying Christian. A sin-justifying Christian should be an oxymoron. A sin-justifying Christian in Christian leadership (no matter what label, title or rank they give themselves) should be the ultimate, to the nth degree oxymoron.
How can Mesiti possibly help other Christians if he hasn't got the spiritual strength to defeat his own sins first? He needs to have his heart sorted out by GOD, submit to God and permit God to do a complete heart transplant, using the Word of God as the operating team, team and equipment.
Hillsongees: instead of relying on experiences to measure how saved you feel, you need careful bible study and decent sermons to strengthen your intellectual faith.
Just like the physical brain needs to be alive for the heart to function normally, you need the permanent renewing of the mind to keep your spiritual heart functioning.
If you keep your spiritual brain and heart in sync with the bible you'll be at much less risk of falling into sin/ being deceived.
Brian's doing 20 pushups on stage was pathetic. Fitness enthusiasts like me all over the world laugh at cheesy junk like that. The only ones impressed were impressionable children like you.
Kids are starving around the world, while Brian Houston feels the need to live in a HUGE MANSION and BE SEEN IN VALENTINE SUITS.
There's where his heart's at. There's his "gospel".
"Kids are starving around the world, while Brian Houston feels the need to live in a HUGE MANSION and BE SEEN IN VALENTINE SUITS"
Once again a lie. Brian does not live in a mansion he lives in a house. It's the same house he has lived in since the 80's. Banging on about Harley's and his mansion's you sound like ACA. And yes Brian is probably wealthy, in fact, anyone who purchased a house in Baulkham Hills in the 80's is probably wealthy. Anyone who works hard and invests money wisely will be wealthy, Brian is no different.
He lives in an expensive apartment overlooking Bondi Beach.
"Anyone who works hard and invests money wisely will be wealthy, Brian is no different."
Harrumph!! Now for the truth mr gullible who cant notice deception even while he trips over it…. tho you dont derseve to know the truth at this point..
TRUTH —> Any impastors who push tithing hard enough like Brian did for 30 years will be "smelly" wealthy. "Smelly" because this lie raises a stench up to Heaven.
"Brian is no different".. Right, he is Absolutely no different,….. from his friends whove shared the coveted Hillsong Conference stage with him. Kenneth Copeland. Joyce Meyer. Benny Hinn. Joel Osteen. TD Jakes. Casey Treat. Steven Furtick. It wasnt about investing wisely, it was about propagating the lies of tithing and the prosperity gospel ad nauseum for years and years and years to hundreds of 1000's of gullible but well-meaning persons who had no clue what was going on.. and most still dont, just like YOU. These impastors sheared the sheep and built their mega- "churches" off the backs of unsuspecting persons.
1 TIMOTHYU 3:8 In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
TITUS 1:7 Since an overseer manages God's household, he must be blameless–not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
1 TIMOHTY 3:1-3 Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
HEBREWS 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
TRUTH —> Interesting isnt it that "Be content with what you have" is the DIRECT OPPOSITE of "YOU NEED MORE MONEY!!!"
What lies these impastors tell for filthy mammon!!! All FAIL the basic test of ELIGIBILITY for real pastors.. All have been DISQUALIFIED by Paul the author of 1/3 the New Testaent..
Here they are Appealing to emotions and twisting the Bible.. Why would I want to attend Hillsong Conference 2016 to listen to this kind of Bible twisting "special guest"..??
Modern prosperity preachers. Modern snake oil salesmen.
Neither Benny Hinn or Kenneth Copeland have preached at Hillsong conf.. And hillsong no longer preach transnational prosperity ( 1$ tithe = 10$ return).
Sorry I meant transaction prosperity
"Neither Benny Hinn or Kenneth Copeland have preached at Hillsong conf.. "
I know that I prematurellly hit enter before I was done editing my post.. Big deal !
and I didnt finish its worse than that theres a bunch more mega- impastors who have I didnt get to add: such as Ed Young Jr, Rick Warren and several other such liars. Those DID preach there. Therefore you can drop those two off the list and add many more in their place.
Here is your problem you STILL dont get Mr blind-as-a-bat. You can only hope to beat people on your idiotic technicalities (which keep proving to be wrong anyway). you cant beat people on the Bible since you and Hillsong are Bibe-illiterates, or disprove peoples low opinions of the bad character of your cult leaders because their character is well lets be nice this time lets just say it leaves a LOT to be desired.
So you have nothing left to stand on. No Bible. No character. Whats left?? you just keep grasping deperately at straws. You have nothing. Just your cheap cult that has NOTHING to do with Jesus. brian houston has NOTHING to do with Jesus and will be in the LOOOONNNGGG line on the left come Judgement Day..
Brian Houston and Hillsong also endorse Oneness Pentecostal Bishop (ordained as bishop within the OP denomination) T.D. Jakes. Wolves of a feather etc etc.
https://carm.org/t-d-jakes
Hey but if you really want to help poor little impoverished Brian Houston go from $30 Mil to $40 Mil, well, thats up to you we all have different goals in life..
Brian Houston is immensely wealthy. There's no comparison between him and the average mum and dad who bought in Baulkham Hills in the 80s. I wonder what his net worth actually is.
sirion said:
It has been reported elsewhere that his net worth exceeds $30 million.
Oh the joys of a tax free life!
That could be the title of his next scam book:
or " YOU NEED LESS TAX"
billy said:
"It has been reported elsewhere that Brian Houson's net worth exceeds $30 million."
This sounds like a typical net worth for a servant of Jesus Christ, doesn't it?
Robbie said:
I had a look on the Hillsong website and there is a letter there Brian has witten about his and Bobbie's finances. He said that both himself and Bobbie chose to forego their salary from the church for many years. Can anyone at church watch provide any evidence that he is being dishonest about this as this is not what a greedy person would do?
"He said that both himself and Bobbie chose to forego their salary from the church for many years."
They sound humble and forthcoming don't it?
However, Phil Pringle and Kong Hee use this same trick. You might want to research Kong Hee and see how these guys rort the system so they can line their pockets.
If you keep reading that article, Brian will talk about his Leadership Ministries Incorporated (LMI). What he earns from that is bad enough. After you read that, you may want to read a recent article on ChurchWatchCentral that examines the financial management of LMI.
The point is this – these "pastors" are doing a lot of things behind the scenes to hide their greed from our eyes. They need to give the impression they are humble, giving and suffering for a noble cause to be considered worth supporting.
Thanks i'll have a read of those articles. One of the things that does concern me is some of the pastors that have been invited to speak at Hillsong Conferences a lot of them are linked to Word Of Faith movement which I believe to be a demonic deception.
Let me ask you an honest question. If you want to engage in honest discussion and get people to engage openly then why do you insist on disparaging people and putting them down? In you last post here is a list of the derogatory things you said about me.
dont get Mr blind-as-a-bat, on your idiotic technicalities, are Bibe-illiterates, low opinions of the bad character, No Bible. No character. Whats left??, You have nothing, ur cheap cult that has NOTHING..
If you want to engage with people you disagree with it would help if were not so darn horrible in the way you treat them.
"Let me ask you an honest question. If you want to engage in honest discussion"
"Honest question"?? "Honest discussion"?? You havent been honest about brian since youve been on here.
Explain why brian houston wrote a book 100% diametrically oposed to HEBREWS 13:5 !
Brian houston has NOTHING to do with Jesus Christ & the Bible !!
And Paul the author of 1/3 the New Testaent disqualified Brian houston from running a church.
If you want to "Be honest" then start "being honest" by Explaining that..
Lashonweisssaid: And Paul the author of 1/3 the New Testaent disqualified Brian houston from running a church.
Brain houston has written more books than the Apostle Paul, that just goes to show how superior he is and why he is a super apostle.
Or it just goes to show how he is making merchandise of the blind and fleecing the flock.
John o'neill: you are accurate sir. Im glad at least someone has the blinders off and is paying attention.
about super apostles yes Steven furtick and brian Houston must be, they hav written enough books and taken enough tithes to buy themselves houses bigger than all their inferior 1st century apostle counterparts combined could afford !!
Brian houston is known by the company he keeps.. another reason to AVOID hillsongs 2016 conference. Cults inviting other cults, how can anyone fall for their crap ??
See here how Furtick understands the Bible no better than Houson. Both are clueless which explain perfectly how they can be best buds:
http://wideawakechristian.blogspot.com/2014/02/emergent-monday-cult-of-furtick.html

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