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A light to the Tamil communityView
Light is a powerful symbol. Particularly as winter nights creep in earlier and earlier, we appreciate the comforting glow of a candle and are drawn to the twinkling beauty of Christmas lights on houses.We spoke to Agal Counselling who are shining a light of hope in South Asian communities through …
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How much do you know about abuse? Take our quiz!View
What do you already know? What do you have still to learn?We all have blind spots, we all have gaps in our knowledge, and we're all still learning. Take our eight question quiz to discover how much you already know about domestic abuse, and hopefully learn something new along the …
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Where you go, I will go: Naomi and RuthView
'The book of Ruth might have been written by a man, but what shines through in this book is the commitment and determination of the women. It's not a story where women take a backseat; Naomi risks everything leaving her home to go to Moab, whilst Ruth risks leaving her …
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Let justice rollView
May we not remain silent at the cry of the oppressed but instead jump into the river of justice and be part of the streams of righteousness. I find myself in the waiting room of a court house, not those grand buildings you might see on TV but a 1970s …
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What are the passages that an abuser doesn’t want their victim to read?View
GUEST BLOG: Helen Paynter looks at some key passages from the Bible relating to domestic abuse.In February 2019, I received an email from someone I had never met. We’ll call her Jenny. Jenny had heard me speaking on a series of podcasts produced by the Bible Society, talking about some …
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What does the Bible say about violence in relationships?View
It is crucial that two people feel safe within a relationship. I’ve recently gotten into ‘Married At First Sight’, a show about couples who enter an experiment, choosing to get married without ever having met their bride/groom. The participants, effectively, choose an arranged marriage. Their trepidation grows as their wedding …
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Why doesn't she leave? - Christine's StoryView
I'd run out of ideas. I had tried everything I could think of to fix my marriage. Counselling, marriage courses, trying to be the perfect wife, talking, listening, serving, praying, crying, trying to accept, brainwashing myself to like this life, losing myself in the kids... I was miserable, scared, lonely, …
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Celebrating 10 years of RestoredView
Today, 7th July, we're celebrating Restored's 10th birthday. In celebration, we've just launched our latest campaign, #ChangingTheStory. It’s been an incredible decade and we’re thankful for the change we’ve seen, the churches we’ve trained and the amazing people who have supported us along the way.As we turn ten, we’ve been …
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Encouraging the Church to speak about domestic abuseView
GUEST BLOG: Having attended our training, Stephen Roberts shares his reflections.I’ve always been aware that domestic abuse occurs in churches but it’s not something that’s talked about very much. In fact, if I’m honest I have only very rarely been involved in conversations that address the subject. The rise in …
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Two great commands: a reflection for Holy WeekView
An Easter reflection on the cross. We’re called to action without selfishness; to giving without seeking anything in return. One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, ‘Of all the commandments, which is the …