WATCH OUT!! There are SINNERS out there!

I have had a sudden overwhelming urge to write this on my web-site today. You see, yesterday afternoon I was riding in my car and listening to a pod cast. The author of the pod cast mentioned a “company” that I was interested in learning more about. I made a mental note and went on about my business.

Well, this morning I got up and after checking the e-mail and doing other “regular job” stuff… I Googled the company name- that just happens to be VERY similar to mine. It is called Weigh Down Workshops.  WDW is a part of a larger organization called Remnant Fellowship.

On the surface, it seems O.K. This woman, the founder, named Gwen Shamblin has founded this program that basicly asks you to redirect your energy from eating to God. That is all fine and good… but upon further examination, some of the things that she says are not so good.

As far as I can tell, and let me be VERY clear here that this is just my opinion, this is at the very best a misguided attempt to help people with eating disorders deal with them by asking God to “take away the hunger”, and at the very worst a cult.

I want to make it VERY clear, that I, in no way shape form or fashion am associated with this “ministry” or it’s founder, Gwen Shambley.

Some of the things that are reported on the internet sites are so alarming it is hard to put into words. Once again, the basic premise of the Weigh Down Workshops is that if you are overweight, then you are a sinner and you do not have enough faith in God.

Well, needless to say, I do not beleive that this is true. I have said  in past posts on this site that “God will help you” and that I have been known to say some prayers over problems that I have had in the past. But the idea that they seem to be presenting leaves out a key element of my faith in God- and that is GRACE!!

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