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What do we need to let go of?View
Some of you reading this with children will now have an ear worm to that Disney song (for those who don't know, watch here). Sorry, yet the phrase is a good one to hold on to, ironically. When I was younger the church phrase that was used a lot was …
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Talking to children about domestic violence and abuseView
An excellent guide for parents and practitioners on how to talk to children about the domestic abuse they have experienced has been developed by ADVA in Devon and shared by many local councils. This is a summary of this excellent guide:Children who have lived with domestic abuse may feel:PowerlessConfusedAngryGuiltyAfraidAloneChildren need:to …
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Domestic abuse in church communities: A safe pastoral responseView
Nikki Dhillon Keane, a counsellor with extensive experience in the field of domestic abuse has written an outstanding book on domestic abuse and how church leaders and church members can address it appropriately and support victims/survivors. The benefit of this book is that it is concise and very readable - …
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How to be an event of grace in a Survivor's LifeView
Christine writes - I had run out of ideas, I had tried everything I could think of to fix my marriage. Counselling, marriage courses, trying to be the perfect wife, talking, listening, serving, praying, crying, trying to accept, brainwashing myself to like this life, losing myself in the kids, I …
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Domestic Abuse and Divorce: A Biblical PerspectiveView
What does the Bible say about separation and divorce in cases of domestic abuse?This is the start of Ally Moder's chapter on the Biblical perspective regarding divorce and domestic abuse. The full chapter can be found in Restored: A Handbook for Female Christian Survivors of Domestic Abuse. This handbook is …
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Not in my church!View
‘Surely not in my church?’ is a comment that we have heard at Restored when discussing that domestic abuse happens in churches too. For some churchgoers it is hard to believe that the people in their church could possibly be abusive to anyone, let alone someone they may know. It …
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Guest Blog written by Sally HopeView
Facebook reminded me this morning that seven years ago today I drove my eldest son to school, drove home then opened and downed a bottle of wine before 10am. I then posted rather drunken posts about having done so on Facebook knowing someone would come and take care of my …
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Rachel's StoryView
Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people, but God in creation has set us free: it is not possible to interfere spiritually in the life of a person. — Pope Francis — As I write this, I have not seen one of my …
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‘My husband hired a hitman to kill me - but I forgive him'View
‘My husband hired a hitman to kill me - but I forgive him' by Lucy Wallis, is a recent story shared online through the BBC World Service and can be found here .This story outlines how a Christian woman, Nancy, was shot by a hitman hired by her Christian husband …
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Restored responds to the Government's Consultation on Domestic AbuseView
The Government has recently issued a major Consultation Paper setting out its proposals for dealing with the question of domestic abuse. This Consultation, entitled “Transforming the Response to Domestic Abuse” was issued on 8th March 2018 and closed for responses on 31st May 2018. The Consultation covers issues such as …