by Geneece Goertzen | Mar 28, 2022 | Opinion
A faith leader is often the first person a victim of abuse will reach out to. Abuse happens across the lifespan, and globally one in three women will be a victim of abuse at some point in her life. In the context of our ministries, many of the women we work with have...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 6, 2021 | Opinion
Peng Shuai’s story of sexual assault and her subsequent forced invisibility shows the world how victims are often treated. The three-time Olympian and star tennis player hasn’t been seen in public for almost a month. Three weeks and counting. It’s too many days, too...
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 Monty Self | Jul 12, 2021 | Opinion
There are more firearms in the United States than there are people. It’s estimated we have over 400 million firearms in private ownership. That is 120 guns per 100 citizens. Around 850 million civilian firearms are in circulation worldwide, and 46% of those are in the...
by Tony Brooks | Oct 24, 2017 | Opinion
Anybody who has ever had two or more children consuming food at the same time knows that such moments constitute a recipe for family disaster. Picture a pizza. Picture two kids. Picture one knife. Who will cut? That is the question! Let us assume that the chief...
