Abuse Awareness Day 
    "Sabbath, August 24, 2002 is going to be a very special day..."

Abuse Awareness Resources
    "Articles, stories, and many other resources to help in the prevention and healing of abuse..."

Abuse in the Seventh-day Adventist Church
    "For years she had suffered abuse from her father (also an elder)..."

Biblical Procedures
    “I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for."

Children at Risk
    "Sexual abuse is not an easy subject to discuss. It is, however, one that needs to be opened, one that you need to know about and a subject that you should be concerned about..."

Church in South Pacific Tackles Domestic Violence
    "...has established a taskforce that will develop policy and resources to decrease the incidence of domestic violence among its members..."

Coals of Fire!
    "What does it mean to pour coals of fire on our enemy's head?..."

Dealing With Dirty Laundry
    "Dirty laundry is something with which we all are familiar. Every organization -- and every person --  has some."

Do You Think I Am Beautiful?
    "What do see when we look at ourselves in the mirror? Don’t we pick apart, criticize and judge every feature that we don’t think is quite good enough?"

Finding Safety Net for Children
    "Some things are priceless, such as the mental and spiritual health of you and your family..."

Gift of Life; A New Heart
    "When we think of giving we don’t usually think of the giving of a gift of an organ but it is a reality for those who are perishing."

Hi-Tech Barn Swallows
    "A couple of Minnesota Barn Swallows have raised the bar on the scale of "Swallow IQ."

How to Prepare and Protect Your Child
    "A first job makes a teen feel very grown-up.  But she still needs your guidance.  Here’s what to say and do."

It Really Does Happen
    "He asked me questions about my relationship with my boyfriend and other personal issues I didn’t want to talk about before letting me go home"

Lost Innocence: ADRA Addresses Human Trafficking
    "The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), which reaches out to countries throughout the world...is targeting one of today's most horrific human-rights challenges-human trafficking. "

My Apologies to Victims of Abuse
    "Those who have been harmed as a child by sexual abuse, please know that your pain is not unnoticed by angels..."

Nurturing and Preserving New Converts
    "It is tragic to bring new converts into the church only to see them “die” shortly thereafter because we have neglected them...."

Organizational Misconduct
    "Sexual misconduct by clergy has dominated the headlines in recent months..."

Our Journey Through the Grand Finale From Peter - Book 1
    "Let's look at this message from God through Peter as people who are sojourners, exiles..."

Pedophilia in the Christian Church an Oxymoron or Conundrum? by Evie Reed, PH.D. (a pseudonym)
    "Pedophilia—it can’t be happening in God’s house, can it? This subject alone is one that most Christian churches don’t even focus on." - Message Magazine - May/June 2007

Restoration
    "The relation that exists between the mind and the body is very intimate.  When one is affected, the other sympathizes."

Restoring Integrity
    "Integrity is defined in the dictionary as a firm adherence to a code of moral or artistic values, the quality or state of being complete or undivided, an unimpaired condition."

Safe Environment
     "In this hostile world we live in, finding a safe environment is not always easy..."

Should We Be Our Sister's And Brother's Keeper?
    "Over the past ten years the Association of Adventist Women (AAW) has come of age..."

Unseen Tears (Adventist Review)
    "'Are you safe at home?' The tears started flowing. She said that no one had ever asked her that question before. Imagine the largest problem you've ever encountered in your life, and you can't tell anyone about it.

What One Church is Doing About Abuse
    "She accepted the position of local elder in 1996 and the Holy Spirit placed the burden on her heart that this church needed to deal with the problem of abuse..."

Women of Vision: Past, Present and Future
    "Ellen Edmonds Lane was one of the earliest licensed ministers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church from 1878-1889."

Young Internet Users Targets
    "One in five young Internet users has received an unwanted sexual approach on line within the past year"

This page last updated on Wednesday May 23, 2007 07:44 PM

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