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“It’s more dangerous to be a woman than to be a soldier…”

The PBS documentary “Women, War & Peace” will be starting tonight. I never watch television, but I will be watching this. Check your local listings to see what time it will be on in your area. Watch the full episode. See more Women War and Peace.

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Liberia, the Nobel Peace Prize, and Me

On Friday, three women were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their commitment to women’s rights. Two of those women, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, were from Liberia, the country I called home for most of my elementary school years. I haven’t stopped grinning since I heard the news. See, it was in Liberia […]

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Why Are 200 Million Girls Missing?

“It appears that more girls have been killed in the last 50 years, precisely because they were girls, than men were killed in all the wars of the twentieth century. More girls are killed in this routine ‘gendercide’ in any one decade than people were slaughtered in all the genocides of the twentieth century.” -From […]

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Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Why the Church Needs to Get Involved

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we’re kicking it off tomorrow with our first AVA (Advocates for Victims of Abuse) informational meeting in the Twin Ports. In true Covenant-style (Evangelical Covenant Church, for those of you who don’t happen to be of Scandinavian stock or live in “da nort’land”),  there will be coffee, there […]

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“Courageous” or Controlling? Leadership vs. Dominance in Christian Homes

On Friday, September 30th, “Courageous” will be released in theaters throughout the United States. On Saturday, Oct. 1, I will be meeting with a group of women and men to tackle the epidemic of domestic violence in Christian homes. I can’t help but feel it’s ironic, and honestly, I’m a little dubious about the movie. “Courageous,” a movie […]

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Don Miller, Love Stories, and Why I Married Aaron

About a week ago, Don Miller wrote two posts entitled “How to Live a Great Love Story.” Part One is for the ladies, Part Two is for the guys. Some people loved them, some people hated them, and I think almost everyone was surprised to hear these startlingly traditional narratives coming out of Don Miller’s mouth.  I thought his […]

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Making Church Safe for Victims of Domestic Violence

A couple months ago, I wrote an article for The Covenant Companion about AVA (Advocates for Victims of Abuse), and the epidemic of domestic violence within the church. Writing this article broke my heart, and made me determined to do something about making churches a safe place for people who are or have been victims […]

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A Broken Trust, and the reason I write.

“A Broken Trust,” an article I wrote about domestic violence in the church, is being featured in the April 2011 issue of The Covenant Companion. You can read it online here: http://www.covchurch.org/resources/files/2010/12/4.2011.A-Broken-Trust.pdf Writing this article was a little bit like giving birth–long, hard, and emotionally (and even physically!) draining. But the end result was so, so […]

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