
prof lay
Pastoral voice for abuse victims;
Prophetic voice to Christian leaders
The Silencing of Speaking
by Douglas Lay March 20, 2023 Late one night, a wife is awakened by an unexpected noise coming from the kitchen. She pokes her husband...
A Sonnet of Justice
by Douglas Lay December 2018 Their tear-stained eyes poured out the silent pain Buried deep inside with the sign of Cain From the...
Another Bible Translation?
by Douglas Lay March 17, 2023 Imagine a “newly revised” Bible translation, built upon a model that ignores the word-for-word vs...
The Millstone
By Douglas Lay May 7, 2023 One day, a sheep from a very well-known shepherding institution got the courage to approach the lead...
The Cover-Up
Douglas Lay June 20, 2022 Steve Wingfield allegedly engaged in the following behaviors as the lead minister of First Christian Church...
Shepherds Are To Drive Out the Wolves
Douglas Lay April 8, 2022 Imagine to your surprise to learn that your spouse was mugged and assaulted in an unsafe part of the city,...
Update: Steve Wingfield's Civil Lawsuit
Douglas Lay March 31, 2022 In light of Joy Taylor’s recently published book, A View from the Pews: The Inside Story of a Broken Church,...
A Distant Land
Douglas Lay March 24, 2022 Steve Wingfield, pastor of First Christian Church of Florissant, the elders, and the entire congregation are...
Hiding Behind the Pulpit
Douglas Lay March 18, 2022 The pulpit, as a symbol of a theological reformation, stands as a representation of the Bible’s power and...
Part Two: Open Letter: To My Dear Fellow Pastors, Missionaries, Educators
By Douglas Lay (March 10, 2022) Part 2 Last week, I wrote an open letter to Christian leaders to address the problem of sexual abuse...
Open Letter: To My Dear Fellow Pastors, Missionaries, Educators
By Douglas Lay (March 3, 2022) PART 1 I am ashamed of my professions. As an ordained pastor of thirty-eight years, a fourteen-year...
FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL (#1)
For the sake of the gospel.... Paul, standing in the midst of a court room, stretches out his hand to make his defense of the gospel to...















