There is a deep cry in the hearts of hundreds—possibly thousands—of women across the Fiji Islands. It’s a silent cry, a cry for the child you never got to hold in your arms, the child you did not nourish with your breast, the child not sitting at your table. You […]

Every Sunday, people walk through the doors of churches carrying deep pain—pain they have never been able to verbalise for fear of judgement and rejection. They wear masks to hide their anguish, singing the songs, praying the prayers, and politely listening to the pastor. But they leave still carrying the […]

Most days, I encounter someone who has faced significant trauma in their life.   Suffering does not just exist in some corner of our city, hidden away; it is everywhere.   Trauma is the mission field of the 21st Century.  What an opportunity the church has to be a place […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]