by Trent Clifford | Sep 18, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” This verse in Matthew 6 has long been used, alongside others, to promote a misguided theology...
by Craig Nash | Jun 26, 2024 | Feature, Opinion
Suburbia, USA– In a series of events that most people outside his congregation saw coming, a prominent conservative, evangelical megachurch pastor with a national following was recently found to have engaged in abuse and corruption. The pastor, known for preaching...
by Geneece Goertzen | Oct 25, 2021 | Opinion
Survivors of domestic violence often receive little support from their churches. That’s a common thread in conversations I have had over the last several years with survivors who claim a faith-based background. I believe that it is imperative that churches understand...
by Justin Sizemore | Sep 29, 2021 | Opinion
Systems of power and oppression are difficult to break. “Abusers rarely stand on their own,” Rachel Denhollander stated on a recent episode of “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” podcast. She was one of the first to speak up about her abuser, whose name is not worthy of...
by Starlette Thomas | Aug 16, 2021 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
For all of the faith that its leaders claim to espouse, the church has its doubts. The majority of its members do not believe women — no matter what she is talking about. We believe that God speaks to us, that God will heal us and deliver us but cannot believe that...
