Thechurch’s responses to Ravi Zacharias’ reveal that the church as a whole has been groomed by sexually abusive leaders into minimising the offence of sexual and spiritual abuse. These responses make it easier for abusers to keep abusing.
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Can you still be a Christian if you don’t go to church?
We’re always taught from the Bible that it’s essential to be part of church. But what if you can’t go to services? Does that mean you’re still part of church, or even a Christian?
If you can go to church without problems, how should you respond to those who are at home?
Eye Can Write – interview with Jonathan Bryan
Jonathan Bryan was born with severe cerebral palsy but learnt to write using eye movements. His memoir, Eye Can Write, is highly intelligent and beautiful.
Interview with Ruth O’Reilly for UCB 2 – on chronic illness
Listen here for the replay of my LIVE interview with radio UCB 2’s Ruth O’Reilly – talking for 35 minutes on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and why what helps chronic illness sufferers is counter-intuitive to most Christians.
To the One Bruised by Church (at Off the Page)
I started to wonder: can we reframe our experiences in the wilderness? Rather than being a curse, what if spiritual wilderness is a strange blessing?
Cure vs Healing – the Mudroom
So often as Christians we want to run in with a cure – for sick people, and the world at large – but we are called to the slower work of healing.
When Your Prayer Doesn’t Heal Me (She Loves)
Healing prayer can be really hard emotionally for those with chronic illness receiving prayer.
Why? When the healing doesn’t happen we want someone to blame.
Premier Christianity – what not to say to those with chronic illness
We’ve all said the wrong thing at some point or another…
I put out a question on Facebook about what churches should and shouldn’t do for people with ME – and got almost 100 responses. Some of the stories made me weep – Christians with ME not finding a safe place in churches because leaders believed they were faking their illness for attention. I wanted to represent those answers, along with the facts of ME, in this article for Premier Christianity – but it was a challenge in 800 words!
