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A Reflection: Is This OK?
What does our response to the words of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say about us? Is this OK?
June 12, 2020
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Help in the Midst of Trauma
If trauma is what I'm experiencing, what can I do about it? Is there a role for the church in such a time as this?
April 25, 2020
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Changes for Safe Church Ministry as Director Plans to Retire
Safe Church leadership will soon change as I plan to retire in November. Yet the work of equipping congregations in abuse awareness, prevention, and response will continue.
March 1, 2020
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A Lenten Call to Prayer
Perhaps especially in times of transition, but really in all of our days, the Lord invites us, with soft and contrite hearts, into his very presence. Let's pray.
December 29, 2019
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A Post-Christmas Reflection
As we celebrate and care for our wonderfully created bodies, we must acknowledge a tendency to place evil there, in our flesh, in our bodies.
July 17, 2019
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Protecting Innocence in a Digital World
Chris McKenna, founder of Protect Young Eyes, recently spoke at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about protecting children on the internet. He will also be a featured workshop leader at Inspire 2019.
July 17, 2019
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Updates From Safe Church Coordinators: Classis Chatham
Curious what a classical safe church team does and how they support local safe church ministry? This story from Classis Chatham helps answer these questions.
May 21, 2019
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Back to the Future! Safe Church at Synod 1994 and 2019
For 25 years, we've been talking about preventing and responding to abuse in our church contexts. Here's a look back and a prayer for the future.
January 29, 2019
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Working in Opposites
Light and dark, evil and good, right and wrong, mercy and justice. These concepts work in opposites. How do we, the church, walk in the tension of the in-between space where we all live?
November 21, 2018
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An Early Advent Reflection
Of all The Network articles floating around in my mind I wanted to write, all important topics for Safe Church Ministry—this is what came out when I sat down to write. It's a hopeful reflection on life with God.
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Thank you for these very timely and sad-but-true words that the Church simply must hear, lament, repent and follow a different way. Church renewal, perhaps the very life of the Church, is...
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With all due respect, biblical calls for justice are non-partisan.
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Thanks for the tip. The trailer definitely makes me want to watch this documentary.
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Just a quick note, I said the words, "I can't complete this reflection without saying something about white male power in our culture, and all that goes along with it ..." because that is a...
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Hi Bill,
You are absolutely right to point out the lack of clarity of my expression. Thanks for pointing it out. I have since changed my comment. My intent was not to imply that every white...
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Thank you Karl, you're right that justice work is not easy, we all need the encouragement to not grow weary.
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments, how "hidden" this is as part of our culture makes it difficult to confront.
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Thank you Viviana. I so admire your strong and patient work within the CRC.
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Thank you for your question. Different insurance companies have different policies available for churches and different requirements. It's good to choose a company that insures a lot of churches...
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Thank you for posting this. We, as followers of Jesus, must take a strong stand in solidarity with those who have been harmed, and have died, due to the failure of white people, like me, refusing...
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