From Hurt to Hope
When a girl is sixteen years old, it seems like life is full—innocent and wonderful—opening up like a book waiting to be storied on fine,
August 2, 2014
Topic: Abuse
Disordered Eating in the Church
Drop-dead beauties An 18-year old, 5’8″ famous Brazilian runway model died recently of systemic infection due to her anorexic state. She weighed only 88 pounds.
August 1, 2014
Body Issues Among “The Body”
The recent news has been permeated with two contradictory “epidemics” characterizing Americans: anorexia and obesity. However, maybe the larger paradox is the way in which
August 1, 2014
Washed Clean
My name is Muylen Orng, and God has called me to serve the women of Cambodia by bringing them a message of biblical equality. My
August 1, 2014
What About All the Men?
A Christian pastor and national trainer on strategies to prevent and end situations of domestic violence within faith communities reflects on the most frequently asked
July 31, 2014
The Vocation of the Christian Feminist
Perhaps one of the most often-asked questions of a child concerns what he or she wants to do or be upon growing up. While many
July 25, 2014
Incarcerated Women
During the past several years, I worked as senior chaplain of women at one of the nation’s largest jails in Orlando, Florida. My experiences have
July 22, 2014
The Church and the Abuse of Women
We received a phone call last night from our 19-year-old daughter, married to a 22-year-old Christian man. She called to tell us that he has
July 21, 2014
Is There a Head of the House in the Home? Reflections on Ephesians 5
Ephesians 5:21-32 (New International Version) 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
July 16, 2014
The Bible’s Nonabusive Intention for Family Relationships
In Saint Paul, Minnesota, during the 1970s, the first shelter in the nation opened “for battered women,” a phrase I had never heard before. This
July 15, 2014
