Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
An old friend who is in the process of separating from her abuser was messaging me the other day. I'll let you eavesdrop (with her permission). Rosie: I've asked him to move out. Me: You are brave. I'm praying for you. Rosie: Or naive. Guess we'll find out soon, eh? I have this terrible feeling… Continue reading Don’t Let Your Dead Body Prove That You’re Right
While I was wrestling with what Scripture taught about divorce in order to write my book Not Under Bondage [Affiliate link], I came to the view that divorce is permitted for abuse. And privately, I also ventured to believe that divorce is virtually commanded for abuse. In Not Under Bondage I didn't articulate my private view that divorce is pretty much commanded for… Continue reading The Bible virtually commands divorce for domestic abuse
