Abuse is not just an evil act that is done to a person, but it’s also what is not done. In Ezekiel 34 the Bible talks about what the leaders failed to do towards the people of Israel. “Those who are sickly you have not strengthened, the diseased you have […]
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Where are the Angry Women?
There are things in this world that should make us angry—injustice, oppression, abuse just to name a few. I’m afraid that in the church, we have forgotten to get angry. A righteous anger that moves us into action to create better communities. There’s a subtle lie that I have believed […]
Read MoreThe Elephant in the Church
Good morning from beautiful Fiji. It’s ‪Sunday morning‬ and I’m about to head off to church, along with over half of the Fijian population. ‬‬‬‬‬A sobering fact is that 2 in 3 women sitting in church today will have been the victims of rape, assault, or some sort of abuse. […]
Read MoreThe Church Should be the Safest Place to Share our Stories of Pain
Instead, it would seem like, on the whole, it’s a place where we hide behind masks and pretend we have it all together. We allow the shame of our past to dictate our present relationships. The Bible doesn’t tell us to pretend. In fact, I love the rawness of the […]
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