Invading Homes with Love and Hope: The Courtship and Marriage Foundation in Zimbabwe
In what began as a casual conversation in between sessions at the 2016 “Truth Be Told” conference on biblical gender equality in South Africa, Mimi
June 10, 2020
Topic: Abuse
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Dying for Love: Talking about Domestic Violence on International Women’s Day
Editor’s Note: Trigger Warning. Descriptions of domestic violence appear in this article. International Women’s Day arrives every year on March 8, but has anything changed
April 1, 2020
It’s Not Only Woman’s Work
As I am writing this, I can hear an emergency siren cry like a grieving mother in the night air. I am in the middle
March 19, 2020
The Case of Virgin Rape: Deuteronomy 22
In 2012, sixteen-year-old Amina Filali killed herself by ingesting rat poison after being forced to marry her rapist by the Moroccan judicial system.1 While the
February 10, 2020
The Life-Saving Divorce: Hope for People Leaving Destructive Relationships
Are you in a destructive marriage? One of emotional, physical, or verbal abuse? Infidelity? Neglect? If yes, you know you need to escape, but you’re
February 8, 2020
When a Marriage Doesn’t Have a Happily-Ever-After Ending
Editor’s Note: This is a Top 15 CBE Writing Contest Winner. Imagine this scenario with me: A husband in his sixties hurls physical threats and
January 16, 2020
The #MeToo Reckoning
The #MeToo movement has revealed sexual abuse and assault in every sphere of society, including the church. But victims are routinely ignored by fellow Christians
January 14, 2020
The Marys of the Bible and the #MeToo Movement
Two years ago I took a sabbatical to write a book entitled The Marys of the Bible: The Original #MeToo Movement. It was a book
December 16, 2019
Transcending Abuse: A Woman’s Use of the Belt, Breastplate, and Sword
Editor’s Note: This is one of the Top 15 CBE Writing Contest winners. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not
October 30, 2019
Racism and Patriarchy—Twin Demons of Abuse
Welcomed with handclapping and glee, the demeaning of women and people of color was celebrated on the platform and by attendees at the recent Truth
October 23, 2019