By Rachel Mataraki2024-04-15T00:00:00
”When initially faced with allegations the instinct across denominations has often been to protect the leader first,” suggests Rachel Mataraki. She says that instead we must learn to bear witness to the suffering of those that come forward.
Last week Matt Redman and his wife, Beth shared their experiences of spiritual abuse at the hands of Soul Survivor`s Mike Pilavachi. The documentary “Let there be Light” is full of testimony that has been substantiated by a Safeguarding report in 2023. It is a hard watch.
We see from Ezekiel that this grieves and angers God`s heart too.
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Rhiannon Goulding shares a personal parenting anecdote that reminded her that her children are unique and aren’t meant to fit a mould. This is true for those in our churches too
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Danielle Finch shares sobering statistics with a challenge to recognise that God calls all of us to look out for and care for our fellow human beings
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‘Jesus never forced anyone to follow him, yet his unwavering love transformed lives (Luke 22:42, Galatians 5:22–23). You can’t control your husband. But you can let the Holy Spirit shape your own heart and responses,’ says Suze Gurmeseva.
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‘At a routine check up on the baby, a few days before our planned C-section, her heart rate kept disappearing. Distressed this was the end, I agreed whole-heartedly to an emergency C-section as our church community prayed fervently over Zoom,’ says Beth Appleby.
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‘If I ever meet Olivia Colman (one can dream) I would love to chat to her about school, and our experiences of drama classes with Mr Hands, but I would also ask her about her faith, and encourage her that the God she worshipped in chapel choir at school, is the same God who wants a close walk with her today, and to bless her even more than she knows,’ says Jemimah Wright.
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