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In 2013 I suddenly found myself on the margins of my faith. Prior to this I’d been your average “conservative, evangelical Christian woman”: married, three kids, husband I submitted to, Church on Sunday morning, back home to mow the lawn of our nice suburban semi-detached house in the afternoon. Midweek my husband and I would …
“A major problem in evangelicalism is that the question is never asked ‘does this theology cause harm?’ but rather they ask ‘is it true?’ Once an evangelical has determined a belief to be ‘true’ harm caused is irrelevant and can be blamed on moral shortcomings of the victim rather than blamed on the harmful theology …
I was always a fan of romance, when I was seven I demanded my “boyfriend” rescue me from the top of a hill I had run up- shouting “save me Colin, I’m a damsel in distress.” When I was seventeen I was thrilled to have a boyfriend who was a musician, because he could serenade …
Out walking with my friends last year we had the sudden and dreadful realisation that the group of teenagers we’d taken with us were no longer on the path ahead of us. A little while back we’d followed the signpost and turned off onto another track, the teenagers had obviously missed the sign. It wasn’t …
In ancient Israel some men would abandon their wives, like discarded possessions, “putting them away” and marrying younger women. Wives who had been “put away” would become mere property as slaves, or would be ignored completely and face destitution, but their obligations to their husband remained, they were not free to re-marry. Seeing the cruel …
In the backseat of the old car Miriam felt her muscles tighten again, arching her back against the pain she gritted her teeth. She was furious. She should be on her way to the hospital now, but instead she was crossing the country in Yusuf’s brother’s car, fleeing from the occupying forces who ruled their …
Friday 13th December, 2024 Maud had been the church cleaner since her husband died, she’d thought she’d be covered by his pension and life insurance policy but some loophole that she didn’t understand meant she wasn’t. She’d always stayed at home and looked after the children, and now, without John and his income, times were …
Justin Welby has resigned after a report found that he could have done more to prevent horrific abuse carried out by John Smyth, the most prolific serial abuser associated with the Church Of England. The Church of England has a problem with abuse, it’s still reeling from the Mike Pilivachi scandal, another man who was …
Fatima was thinking of running away, she wondered if there was any chance of making a new start somewhere else. The rest of the women in her community had a series of names for her, it had started as “The Black Widow” after her first two husbands had died, but since the last three they’d …
Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges, he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being.When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s …