Resources
Catching American Sex Offenders Overseas
A Proposal for a Federal International Mandated Reporting Law
Should a Victim Pay for the Sex Offender’s Attorney?
A disturbingly common legal maneuver is utilized by attorneys across the United States which ends up discouraging victims from coming forward, David Clohessy explains.
Child Abuse Prevention Month: From Awareness to Action
Some concluding thoughts on April’s annual Sexual Abuse Awareness Month.
When God was a Victim: What a Child Abuse Survivor Taught Me about Good Friday
The most profound theological questions posed often come from survivors of abuse. In this article, GRACE Board Member Victor Vieth writes what happened when a survivor of abuse asked him a haunting question
Finding Hope Between Two Gods: Interview with Trudy Metzger
In this interview with memoirist Trudy Metzger, the truth is revealed about how the deep physical, emotional, and spiritual pains caused by childhood trauma cannot obscure a loving God who crosses the road and gets down into the dirt with the hurting and brutalized.
“Righteous” Reputations of Churches that Do Not Care
Why do so many churches fail to do the right thing when they learn that one of their own has been accused of sexual abuse? All too often it’s because the victimized are repeatedly overshadowed by the need to protect a “righteous” reputation.
Being "Radical" for Jesus: Interview with Jonathan & Amy Hollingsworth
There is increasing pressure to be “radical” for Jesus, but what does this mean? Is this a good thing? Boz interviews a young man who had bought into this “radical” Christianity to learn more. What is revealed is a cautionary tale that is worth exploring.
Remaining Silent About Suspected Abuse: 5 Common Fears
In the past 20 years, I have come across many situations where folks have found themselves conflicted about whether to say something after observing unsettling behavior between an adult and a child. Unfortunately, too many have decided it’s best to remain silent.
Terrorism, Torture and a Pro-Life Foreign Policy
Too often attitudes on foreign policy are imbued with ethnocentric undertones. We rightly mourn the loss of life in the womb and the death of U.S. soldiers, but often we are not moved by the massive collateral damage of war overseas.
Chris Anderson and MaleSurvivor: Part Two
Part two of Boz Tchividjian’s interview with Chris Anderson, executive director of MaleSurvivor, peels back the myths and misconceptions about being a male abuse survivor.
Chris Anderson and MaleSurvivor: Part One
Boz Tchividjian interviews Chris Anderson, executive director of MaleSurvivor, and discusses his journey of survival, healing, and advocacy.
Hillsong Church: Abuse Unreported, Perpetrator Rewarded
Examining the crisis of culpability at Hillsong Church when pastor Brian Houston failed to report his predator father, Frank Houston, to authorities.
Disappearing Boys
Michael Reagan and Jerome Elam, both survivors of childhood sexual abuse, write about the unique dynamics and devastating stigmas.
A House of Cards: The Wicked Scheme of Child Offending Church Leaders
Taking a page from the popular Netflix series, Boz Tchividjian lays out how “The Underwood Scheme” and how it would look when deployed against the vulnerable in a church setting.
Shatter the Silence: A Call to the Black Church to Protect Our Children
Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis explains how the Black church can directly confront child abuse, beginning within its own community.
#WhyIStayed: How Some Churches Enable Spousal Abuse
Reflections on the Church’s culpability for domestic violence in the wake of #WhyIStayed, a hashtag trend which erupted after Ray Rice was filmed abusing his fiance.
A Christian Publisher Speaks Up on Child Sexual Abuse
Reflecting on an editorial by WORLD Magazine columnist Warren Cole Smith and how it exemplifies responding well in a world rife with evil and darkness.
