These women disclosed domestic abuse to their church leadership. Here’s what they were told.
I recently tried to raise awareness with a group of people that there are women at their church on Sunday who are hiding in the bathroom crying because their husband is smiling and chatting with everyone in the lobby and everyone thinks he’s just great. But she knows that the image he portrays at church […]
Continue reading31 Things Christians Need to Know About Domestic Violence
Sometimes I post in-depth articles on a certain aspect about domestic abuse. Today I want to give a general overview of 31 things Christians need to know about domestic violence. Each of these points deserves elaboration, which I will not do for sake of brevity. However, I hope they will spur your thinking and motivate […]
Continue reading3 Ways the Church Can Care Well for Victims of Domestic Abuse
I have bad news and good news. The bad news is that many churches do not do a great job of supporting domestic abuse victims. Even those who express a desire to help have often failed to accomplish that. (I wrote a guest post for my friend Rebecca Davis that explores some of the reasons […]
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