proflayeduMay 7, 20233 min readThe Silencing of Speakingby Douglas Lay March 20, 2023 Late one night, a wife is awakened by an unexpected noise coming from the kitchen. She pokes her husband...
proflayeduMay 7, 20231 min readA Sonnet of Justiceby Douglas Lay December 2018 Their tear-stained eyes poured out the silent pain Buried deep inside with the sign of Cain From the...
proflayeduMay 7, 20233 min readAnother 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...
proflayeduMay 7, 20233 min readThe MillstoneBy Douglas Lay May 7, 2023 One day, a sheep from a very well-known shepherding institution got the courage to approach the lead...
proflayeduJun 19, 20226 min readThe Cover-UpDouglas Lay June 20, 2022 Steve Wingfield allegedly engaged in the following behaviors as the lead minister of First Christian Church...
proflayeduApr 8, 20225 min readShepherds Are To Drive Out the WolvesDouglas Lay April 8, 2022 Imagine to your surprise to learn that your spouse was mugged and assaulted in an unsafe part of the city,...
proflayeduMar 31, 20223 min readUpdate: Steve Wingfield's Civil LawsuitDouglas 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,...
proflayeduMar 24, 20223 min readA Distant LandDouglas Lay March 24, 2022 Steve Wingfield, pastor of First Christian Church of Florissant, the elders, and the entire congregation are...
proflayeduMar 18, 20222 min readHiding Behind the PulpitDouglas Lay March 18, 2022 The pulpit, as a symbol of a theological reformation, stands as a representation of the Bible’s power and...
proflayeduMar 10, 20224 min readPart Two: Open Letter: To My Dear Fellow Pastors, Missionaries, EducatorsBy Douglas Lay (March 10, 2022) Part 2 Last week, I wrote an open letter to Christian leaders to address the problem of sexual abuse...
proflayeduMar 3, 20224 min readOpen 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...
proflayeduFeb 24, 20223 min readFOR 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...