Abuse – Red Letter Christians

There Is Only Us, an Excerpt of “Loving the Hell out of Ourselves”

October 24, 2022

Church Life, Family and Parenting, Theology, Women

My therapist suggested that I let my feelings out in a controlled environment that was safe. So instead of driving too fast or eating the entire carton of ice cream, or taking a baseball bat and—well, never min...

‘Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue’: Positions of Power & Torah Justice

Cory Driver

August 13, 2021

Interfaith, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

We must ensure that those in power do not succumb to human weakness, depriving those in their charge of the justice that God so passionately wants for all.

Identifying Spiritual Abuse

Britney Winn Lee

February 25, 2021

General, Theology, Women

Today, it is darkly comedic, the irony of this moment. At the time, it was crushing. Who was I to propose such a thing? Had I witnessed any of what I thought I’d witnessed?

Jesus Invited Women to Take Their Place

Tiffany Bluhm

February 16, 2021

Church Life, Practical Justice, Women

Throughout history, women overwhelmingly have been silenced when they’ve had a truth to tell, so much so that it felt detrimental to speak up. A waste of words. Yet Jesus, who came to make all things right, who came to overthrow power structures that demean and oppress, gave women a voice when others didn’t.

Silence: The Facilitator of Clergy Abuse

Robyn Dyba

February 15, 2021

Church Life, Practical Justice, Women

The epidemic of clergy misconduct is not only the abuse itself, but the Silence that enables the abuse to continue to exponentially harm people. While perpetrators will always exist, the damage they do can be diminished and halted with a way to break through the Silence that protects power.

Is Killing Lisa Montgomery the Best Version of Justice We Have?

Shane Claiborne

January 11, 2021

Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice

None of us is above reproach and none of us is beyond redemption. That is a core truth of the Christian faith. And it is a truth that is undermined every time we execute someone.

To My White Evangelical Friends: A Response to the Exit Polls

Felicia Melian

November 12, 2020

Politics, Practical Justice, Revival

How often does revival have to walk out of church in order to survive? How many awakened souls will have to leave the institution before the pain of staying the same is perceived as greater than the pain of change? Is there some way to expedite the process?