Is It My Fault? Hope and Healing for Those Suffering Domestic Violence by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb
Moody Press. 2014. $14.99 retail.
Voices are gathering in God's church to speak out and recognize how offensive domestic violence is in God's eyes. Scales are beginning to come off. There is hope.
I admit. I have a dream. I have a dream that one day homes will be safe places, as they were intended to be. That one day, men will lead with hearts of service and love instead of power and fists and handguns and threats. I have a dream that one day, if violence and abuse does still occur, churches will feel like safe places for women to run, to tell the truth, to be heard. I have a dream that one day, pastors and church leaders will stand in protection and covering over the abused women in their congregations, rather than putting on their coats and hats and leaving the building to go back to their own lives after telling her just to do better. I have a dream that one day, horrors will end.
These are the steps it takes to get there. Little by little, exposure is happening. God is moving his creation forward. This is progress. Praise him!
The Gospel Coalition's review of the book above can be found by clicking here.
Please read and share. And if necessary, buy the book for your pastor or deacon board, women's ministry group, etc.
Moody Press. 2014. $14.99 retail.
Voices are gathering in God's church to speak out and recognize how offensive domestic violence is in God's eyes. Scales are beginning to come off. There is hope.
I admit. I have a dream. I have a dream that one day homes will be safe places, as they were intended to be. That one day, men will lead with hearts of service and love instead of power and fists and handguns and threats. I have a dream that one day, if violence and abuse does still occur, churches will feel like safe places for women to run, to tell the truth, to be heard. I have a dream that one day, pastors and church leaders will stand in protection and covering over the abused women in their congregations, rather than putting on their coats and hats and leaving the building to go back to their own lives after telling her just to do better. I have a dream that one day, horrors will end.
These are the steps it takes to get there. Little by little, exposure is happening. God is moving his creation forward. This is progress. Praise him!
The Gospel Coalition's review of the book above can be found by clicking here.
Please read and share. And if necessary, buy the book for your pastor or deacon board, women's ministry group, etc.
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