by Our Stories Untold | Aug 23, 2013 | Features, Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
by Faith Beauchemin **The following piece was sent to me by an Our Stories Untold reader. I found it so compelling that I received permission to repost it from Faith Beauchemin’s blog Roses and Revolutionaries, a blog well worth taking a look at. It was originally...
by Rae Halder | Aug 21, 2013 | Call To Prayer For Sexual Healing, Healing Free, Our Stories Untold Blog
I’ve purposefully remained silent about the John Howard Yoder issue. But I was shocked yesterday to see a poll on the topic presented by The Mennonite. The Mennonite posted a statement of their conviction and are now letting people respond through a poll...
by Our Stories Untold | Aug 14, 2013 | Call To Prayer For Sexual Healing, Our Stories Untold Blog
by Charletta Erb **Charletta Erb continues the discussion of John Howard Yoder and his abuses against women in the Mennonite Church. This is a cross-post from The Mennonite, originally published August 13, 2013. At 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoons, I am committed...
by Our Stories Untold | Jul 16, 2013 | Features, Our Stories Untold Blog
by Patricia Frisch, Ph.D. *Note from the editor, Rachel Halder: Patricia Frisch first contacted me about her book, Polarized, a Bipolar Memoir. She explained her story of growing up Catholic, studying, and working in the Church as a lay individual woman until...
by Our Stories Untold | Jul 12, 2013 | Friday News Round Up, Our Stories Untold Blog
I claimed I was going to do a Friday news round-up every week, but that definitely did not happen. Instead, perhaps I should do news round-ups once a month, seeing as it has been exactly one month since the last one! Regardless, there’s a lot of content online...
by Our Stories Untold | Jul 9, 2013 | Our Stories Untold Blog, Uncategorized
My experience of childhood sexual abuse left me wounded and my sexuality twisted. But in and through the pain and shame I have found personal healing and strength in ministry. God’s grace has marked me, covered me, and strengthened me. But it has not taken away the...
