The Church’s Affair with Deception – Sleeping with the Enemy

Mark Anthony Stephens has rebranded—again. This time, he’s renamed his Facebook page to “The Church’s Affair with Deception – Sleeping with the Enemy.”
And honestly? It’s the most unintentionally honest thing he’s ever published.

Thirteen hours ago, Mark posted a long, inflated introduction about himself—claiming he is a father, minister, worship leader, teacher of Hebrew, and, the most laughable of all, an “unapologetic truth-teller.”
Let’s start there.

Father:

Mark is legally barred from seeing his children.
Not temporarily. Not by choice. Not because of “alienation.”
By court order, due to documented medical harm, manipulation, and years of emotional and psychological abuse.
His own sons’ doctors, mental health teams, and mandated reporters have contributed to that record.

Mark calling himself a father in this context is like someone calling themselves a pilot because they once sat in an airport.

Minister & Teacher of Hebrew:

He claims he teaches Hebrew and biblical languages…
The reality? Mark struggles to spell or speak his native language coherently. His posts are routinely riddled with typos, misunderstandings, misquotes, and misused theological terminology. But suddenly he’s a scholar of ancient languages? A theologian? A spiritual authority?

It’s performance art disguised as revelation.

Unapologetic Truth-Teller:

This one deserves its own spotlight.

Mark would lie even if the truth sounded better.
Not allegedly. Not speculatively. His court history, affidavits, psychological evaluations, professional testimony, and even his own children’s medical records reflect a pattern of distortion, fabrication, and deliberate misinformation.

His brand has never been truth.
His brand has always been control of the narrative.

Which leads to the most ironic part of all…

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“The Church’s Affair with Deception” — An Admission Hiding in Plain Sight

In the title of his new page, Mark frames deception as the enemy infiltrating the church.

But anyone familiar with Mark’s behavior doesn’t need a theologian to interpret what this post actually reveals:

Deception has always been Mark’s first love.

He projects so loudly that his confessions read like warnings.
He names the serpent while pretending it isn’t coiled around his own feet.

Not even his description of his “book” avoids accidental honesty. In it, he promises to expose:

• Hidden enemies
• Deception in pulpits
• Jezebel influence
• False prophets
• Spiritual manipulation
• Corruption in faith communities

Every item on that list mirrors the way he conducts himself—online, in relationships, with his children, and in every legal or spiritual space he touches. If he ever actually completes this book, it may end up being the most transparent autobiography he’s ever written.

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An Attempt at Reinvention… Without Accountability

The timing is predictable:

• He still refuses to comply with court-ordered financial disclosures,
• still ignores discovery requests,
• still hasn’t provided the receipts he insists he has,
• and continues to obstruct progress in the divorce he claims he wants finalized.

He claims God is leading him.
But the only thing guiding him right now is the fear of consequences.

Mark always turns to religion when he needs a new costume—some new spiritual identity to distract from the very earthly reality that he is legally responsible for the harm he caused. This new page is no different.

When accountability grows closer, Mark creates a new ministry.
When truth closes in, he invents a new enemy.
When consequences approach, he renames himself.

What he can’t outrun is the record.
The facts.
The documentation.
The witnesses.
The court’s orders.
The medical professionals who have repeatedly intervened.
And the boys themselves, who have lived the truth he tries so desperately to rewrite.

Mark may keep changing names.
But the truth stays the same.