Daily Deprogramming

“The Eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Deut 33:27

Today Ardith entitles her Daily Devotional “The Everlasting Arms.”  Yes ,Those arms are there and the Lord has tremendous Love for all of us encluding Ardith Keef.  However, He does not condone abuses of people regardless  of the fact that He even Loves the abusers.  Just like we love our children, but we have to discipline them when they need it, so does He.

The above Bible verse was the theme to Elizabeth Elliot’s Radio Program, “Gateway to Joy.” She said it every week for years, “Underneath are the Everlasting Arms.”  More than one person has written to us here at Anchorabuse to inquire as to the relationship between Ardith Keef and Elizabeth Elliot. One person wrote, “Can you please tell me if Ardith  Keef and  Elizabeth Elliot are best friends?”   Another  wrote in and said they had written to Elizabeth ,and her husband responded with the fact that they  knew of Ardith Keef, but didn’t stand behind her, and that some of her teachings were “a little strange.”

In the 21  years I was with Ardith ,Elizabeth came to our area only once to speak at some kind of luncheon. We purchased books and tapes from her at her home  for Ardith Keef’s store and usually I was sent to do that.   This was seldom, not even once every year or two.  Ardith went to see her a few times, usually bringing  lunch with her, but only once or twice after the split of 1994 and Ardith’s remarriage.   Ardith spoke one time to a group of women,  in Massachusetts with Elizabeth present , so she says.   There is very little that I believe any more unless I witnessed it.

If you listen to Ardith Keef’s tapes on her Daily Devotional, she puts on her Elizabeth Elliot voice.  I think she would love to be like Elizabeth, but Elizabeth is for real ,and always has been.  She is not  a pretender, deceptive, hypocritical or abusive to those who disagree with her.  I’m sure she has had a lot who have critically appraised her through the years.  She never divorced, and had two  living Christian husbands as has Ardith Keef.   She was a faithful, submitted wife who stuck with her mate until death parted them. 

Can you imagine Elizabeth Elliot encouraging a young woman to divorce her husband under any circumstances  other than adultery?  Can  you imagine her calling people bi-polar, and shunning them and causing a whole church to shun and abuse a whole family of longtime friends and brethren? Can you imagine Elizabeth dividing a young person from her Christian Missionary Family?  No ,any of us would expect and know that Elizabeth Elliot would  stand upon the Word of God and not twist it . 

So, all the pretty words Ardith uses are meaningless because her life is a twisted version ,and her teachings are contorted  versions of truth.  She uses people like Elizabeth Elliot, and anyone else with some kind of notoriaty , to lift up herself in the eyes of others for her own gain.  The Bible is very clear about these kinds of actions.  Her actions speak louder than her words!  The words may be pretty, but the actions are deplorable!

I write this not to be cruel. Ardith Keef , by her twisted doctrines has caused great harm to my family, to my young grandchildren., and to other whole families!  I do not write to get even.  I have previously stated many times on this web-site that I have already forgiven her.  She has  fired me by e-mail after 17 years, maligned me,  slandered me by saying I am bi-polar,  caused a whole church to shunn me and my family, and has even taken me to court to shut me up.   I write the truth in hopes that she  and the others at the Anchor Missionary Fellowship will wake up, see their wrongdoing ,and repent.   I care deeply for all of them.