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Their Day in Court: Part Three

This is part three of a three-part series.Part OnePart Two Motion for Sanctions: Plaintiff Megan Lind Megan Lind (her story HERE) was the last plaintiff ...

February 22, 2019

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Seen "Shiny Happy People?"

Welcome to Recovering Grace! We want to extend a warm welcome to all the visitors who have come to our website due to the release of the documentary "Shiny Happy ...

May 31, 2023

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Personal Stories

Of Music and Football

"So you're Caleb," my high school guidance counselor said as she handed me the results of my Pre-ACT test. "You did really well." I didn't just have the best scores ...

June 26, 2015

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Perspectives

An ATI Education, Chapter 4: The Law of Grace

"If a woman doesn’t cry out when she’s raped, God holds her equally guilty with her attacker." Bill Gothard states this outright in Wisdom Booklet 36; hundred...

December 17, 2015

Sara Jones

Tales from Training Centers

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A Long Night's Journey Through the ATI / IBLP System

I grew up in Bill Gothard's Advanced Training Institute of America (ATIA, later renamed ATI) home school program from 1985 through 2005 — twenty years! I worked at f...

April 24, 2014

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The Destructive Effects of ATI & IBLP

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An ATI Education, Final Chapter: Guilty Silence

Was a woman raped? Don't jump to her defense—God might hold her just as guilty as her attacker. In Wisdom Booklet 36, Gothard discusses the legal penalties fo...

January 4, 2016

Sara Jones

Upon Further Review--Twisted Scriptures

Waiting on Theological Clarification from IBLP

After Bill Gothard was deemed disqualified from ministry by his Board of Directors in 2014, a number of theologians and church leaders called on the Institute in Bas...

December 31, 2014

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When the Umbrella Breaks: Sexual Abuse in ATI

The Characteristics of a Sexual Groomer

When I think back over my life, and what happened to me when I was 20, when I met Bill Gothard, I think of this quote from the character of Rosa Dartle in David Co...

June 23, 2015

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