For many of us in the Southern Baptist Convention, the series from The Houston Chronicle was heartbreaking. We read story after story of victims who were silenced, shunned, or mistreated by churches and pastors who covered up or…
This past week, our ministry co-hosted an open Q&A with parents and students about the #metoo and #churchtoo campaigns. We wanted to answer the questions: What is the Christian response to stories of abuse and assault generally, and…
In light of Kendal Conner’s article on The Reckoning a few weeks ago (and then yesterday’s more practical follow-up article geared towards female students), I want to continue the conversation today by navigating some of the more intricate…
One day as an undergraduate student, my phone rang and on the other end of the line was one of my dearest friends. She asked to stop by my dorm room. I agreed, and thought nothing more of…
I’m not huge into politics because, honestly, the whole notion of debating is quite panic-inducing to me. So as my husband watched the debates this past fall (and I pretended not to pay attention), I couldn’t help but…
“What hurt the most,” he said thoughtfully as he ran his fingers through his hair, “was that I told my parents what happened and they didn’t do anything. They actually got mad at me because it might cause…
