“…my dad made a complete 180 from monitoring, criticizing and antagonizing Tommy Thompson, to focusing on teaching and preaching.”

“I have made corrections to… the "Banned from Ashburn" article.”

“…these and other actions prompted Thompson to appeal to the deacons to…ban Vernon Lyons from…Ashburn”

“…he made one last attempt to assert his once unquestioned authority by continuing to stand and saying to the meeting chair, “Stand down.”

“Though not terminally ill, when my mother needed acute care, my father, Vernon Lyons, deceptively took away all professional medical care…”

“My Dad talked for most of the two hours without answering one of my six questions or challenging any of the details I had recounted…”

“Finally he said he would pray for the Holy Spirit to work in his heart to convict him of sin.”

At the end of the meeting I put in his hands the following:

“Please prayerfully review the following and consider joining me in lovingly confronting my dear father.”

“Tom, the deacons of Ashburn Baptist Church have great respect and confidence in Pastor Lyons, ... We have no reason to doubt that…”

My nieces and nephews took the initiative to throw a party for my father to celebrate his 90th birthday. It would include all their...

“Here you have my version of the events. Tom has his own version of above events. Tom has an agenda to go along with his version of events.”

“I will go through your letter and respond to each of the points you have made.”

“you referenced Dad’s greed, pride, deceit & unfaithfulness (selfishness).  Could you share with me the evidences you see of each of these.”

“…although this backtracking into the jungle of deceit will be detailed, it will not be thorough. A book would not be enough…”

The marriage vow, “to love and cherish,” in biblical terms means to “lay down your life for” your wife. There’s no room left for selfishness

“Now, after answering your question about evidence for sin, again you need to be responding, not listening.”

“If most of our staff and deacons have not done so already, I will encourage them to spam your emails, as I am going to do.”

“My goal is to clarify the truth, encourage you and others to relate to it and see relationships solidly anchored in it.”

It is with jaw dropping disbelief & heavy-hearted grief that I write of the devastation & shame that has come to my family in the past...