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… Since that time, the prevalence of spiritual abuse in the church has continued to fascinate me, not just for … and abusive authority is one that few denominations or churches can resist entirely. Several events in the news in … (happiness and holiness guaranteed by adherence to the church’s rigid code of beliefs and behaviors)—so survivors of …
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… Drew and Robin Paterson recently contacted Safe Church to alert us to the troubling problem of … on children and ways to protect children, please see Safe Church's Pornography Awareness resources . Dear Mr. … Our family attends one of the Christian Reformed Churches in Colorado. Over the past year, we have faced some …
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… matters to Jesus and to the Body of Christ in the world. Safe Church Ministry seeks to walk in the way of Jesus, …
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… GDP to measuring what really matters – reducing death and safe-guarding life. Christians all over the world – including the Christian Reformed Church – endorsed these goals as “echoing the voice of the …
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… on lament, Soong-Chan Rah, writes that the North American Church has forgotten how to lament, and as a result, has also … devastated by the Babylonian army in 586 B .C. We can safely assert, knowing the behavior of male soldiers in such …
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… member with mental illness. Then parishioners can feel safe to acknowledge their needs and overcome their fears of … contributions people with mental illness can make to the church’s life. Then the ministry becomes mutual and we live …
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… a part of our culture, like the air we breathe. We, as the Church, are called to be salt and light in this world of … honored, respected and protected. That’s really what Safe Church Ministry is all about. That’s what was in my mind … And I would have been thrilled to see banners from various churches, and groups of people from congregations, marching …
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… were replaced by “We are all Rwandans.” The government and church decided to create an alternative narrative of empathy … scars which gave courage to the rest of us that it was a safe place to birth something new in us. The program was … scars, which gave courage to the rest of us that it was a safe place to birth something new in us. I felt my skepticism …
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… men to respect and love their wives like Christ loves the Church (Eph 5:25), we see a call to do away with, among other … something so heinous was done in what should have been a safe place and I pray for God's justice to be done). The …
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… experienced in infancy, with the ministry we offer in both Safe Church and Disability Concerns. As a regional disability …
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… be marked by care for the stranger among them. When the Church forgets that we exist for the sake of God’s … to access health care, nutritious food, a fair wage, or a safe place to live. A critical way to support life is to …
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… when the sister disrobes. The mother remains active in the church, but she never seems to address the question of faith. … her sister to survive only desires that they keep her safe and the suicidal sister only desires to be set free. The …