Items added to the Resources pages of this blog. And changes that may affect some of my subscribers.
Liam Goligher turns out to be a wolf in shepherd’s clothing
I am angry and grieving about Liam Goligher being a wolf in shepherd's clothing. Nine years ago he and a married woman Susan Elzey (a deaconess at his church) were both arrested and pled guilty to committing an offence in a public park. Goligher and Elzey kept this secret from the church for nine years!… Continue reading Liam Goligher turns out to be a wolf in shepherd’s clothing
We will all be judged for our deeds, so let us keep on planting seeds of truth.
Despite all the things which blight most of the seeds we plant, we keep on planting seeds. We will all be judged for our deeds, so let us keep on planting seeds even if the orchard never grows or produces any fruit that we can see.
Love without truth is sentimentality. Sentimentalism in churches leads to abuse.
Churches often have a sentimental idea of what it means to be loving. Love without truth is a hypocritical love called sentimentality. There is no justice without truth. Sentimentalism gives no justice to victims of abuse. It is loving to hold accountable your brothers in sisters in Christ who have corrupted the gospel and enabled… Continue reading Love without truth is sentimentality. Sentimentalism in churches leads to abuse.
Building communities in which survivors of abuse can feel safe and be treated with dignity
Archibald McIndoe was a plastic surgeon during WWII who reconstructed the burned faces and hands of many RAF airmen. By his advocacy, he turned a small English town into a community that helped the disfigured airmen feel comfortable reintegrating into society. The town became known as "the town that did not stare". Trigger Warning —… Continue reading Building communities in which survivors of abuse can feel safe and be treated with dignity
How Coercive Control Harms Child Safety and Wellbeing – an interview with Dr Emma Katz
Emma [Katz] is the world’s leading academic expert on how coercive control harms children and mother-child relationships, and how these harms can be overcome. Emma’s approach to coercive control is strongly anti-victim blaming. Her work is based on an understanding that victims and survivors are ordinary people who were unjustly harmed. While recognising the full… Continue reading How Coercive Control Harms Child Safety and Wellbeing – an interview with Dr Emma Katz
A Cry For Justice 