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 Starlette Thomas | Aug 9, 2021 | Opinion
“It’s just the way of the world.” “It is what it is.” Take or leave it, this explains the eschatology I was raised with. We were “so heavenly minded” that we were “no earthly good.” We focused on saving ourselves and to hell with the rest of the world quite literally....
by Meredith Stone | Mar 12, 2021 | Opinion
Dear sisters who have learned and grown under the ministry of Beth Moore, The tremendous impact of Beth Moore’s preaching, teaching and writing on women’s lives is undeniable. She has called women to a deeper understanding of Scripture and has invited women across the...
by Jacob Brenton | Oct 14, 2020 | Opinion
It happened again. This time, tears welled in my eyes as I turned up the volume to watch a video of a brave survivor courageously sharing her story of being sexually assaulted by a Baptist pastor from my college town. Anger filled me as I remembered how I had trusted...
by Shauw Chin Capps | Apr 6, 2020 | Opinion
In the early years of my social work career, I started volunteering at a rape crisis center in Louisville, Kentucky. I would be on call and respond to hospital calls whenever they had a rape victim walk into their ER. I went on to become a therapist, providing...