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Caring for Our Wounded Survivors

Compassion for the needy requires compassion for survivors of sexual and power abuse.

12 Questions of Pastors in Churches Needing Revitalization
I work a lot with pastors who are seeking to revitalize the church they lead. So that all of us might pray more passionately and strategically for these leaders, I’ve compiled this list of questions these pastors are often asking....

Why Charismatics and Calvinists Need Each Other
Charismatics and Calvinists need each other. We don’t have to agree to be agreeable. We don’t have to compromise our consciences to effect change. And we don’t have to sacrifice biblical faithfulness for spiritual power. We can have both, but to get both we’ll probably need to get around each other.

How Do Churches End Up with Domineering Bullies for Pastors?
We are, sadly, familiar with pastors having to leave the ministry because of sexual impropriety. These incidents seem to occur with such frequency as to be barely newsworthy to a watching world. But another, equally sad trend has developed in recent years: Pastors having to leave for bullying.

6 Ways to Know if a Sexual Act Is a Sin
Is having sex with a robot a sin? If so, why? Maybe that question feels outlandish to you, especially since the U.S. doesn’t currently have a sex robot brothel (although they do exist in Europe and Asia). So, consider an act that is regularly referenced on TV shows and movies—masturbation. How would you respond when asked whether masturbation is a sin? What reasoning would you give for your answer?

5 Foundations That Lead to Compromise on Sexual Ethics
Every week it seems new CCM stars, former Christian celebrities, or Christian college graduates announce “evolving” beliefs on Christianity—how their “deconstruction” journey is leading them to reconsider or abandon faith tenets they once believed.... Various “issues” are catalysts for these deconstruction journeys, but in my experience one stands out as the Jenga piece most likely to cause the whole tower of faith to collapse: biblical sexual ethics.

Bishop: Albany Diocese Covered up Priest Abuse for Decades
About 300 lawsuits have been filed against the Albany diocese under a state law that allows people until Aug. 14 to sue over sexual abuse they say they endured as children, sometimes decades ago.