[Un]Helpful
I’ve already mentioned the day I saw the writing on the wall in my story. It’s that one conversation with my community pastor that still rings in my ears. So much of what was said that day was disturbing. Perhaps…
I’ve already mentioned the day I saw the writing on the wall in my story. It’s that one conversation with my community pastor that still rings in my ears. So much of what was said that day was disturbing. Perhaps…
a warning for woman-to-woman caregivers I feel like I’m unwriting a book. When I started writing Help[H]er, I had no idea where it would end up. HH was just a simple book about a woman-to-woman caregiving ministry. The purpose was…
1. Something or someone that is considered a benefit to all of mankind. On the surface, it may be difficult to see which characteristics of a woman-to-woman care ministry might be detrimental to providing good care. Church leaders who cultivate…
It happened at a previous church, one my husband and I left because of how they mishandled an out-of-order complaint against me. Although, that’s not how the church would narrate our departure. In fact, in response to my impact statement…
In 2020, on the brink of a worldwide pandemic, I released a book. On February 6 HelpHer, A Churchwide Response to Women in Crisis made its entrance into the world and figuratively rocked the church’s male led landscape by suggesting…
(It’s a very good place to start) Who, or what, is a woman? That’s the question I asked in my last post. I’d love to hear some of your thoughts in the comments. In a discussion focused on safe church…
One question we often get from followers of this ministry is, “what happened to the Help[H]er book?” Sometimes, a pastor will have read the book I co-authored with a previous pastor and want to pass it on to their church…
It happened again. Only this time, Maggie had barely two hours to get herself and the kids ready. She ran through the house moving quickly from room to room. She packed whatever clothes she could find and herded everyone into…
What Women Wish Church Leaders Knew About Domestic Abuse and the Victims (part 2) By the time I got involved in Lisa’s case, she had left her husband seven times. Each time she decided to escape, it was because a…
Missy slammed her fist on the counter. Tears slid down her cheeks. “What in the world are they thinking?” she yelled out loud. No one else was in the apartment, but Missy couldn’t help vocalize how baffled she was. “This…