What We Don’t Like to Think About

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). Sexual assault is not a topic any of us like to think or talk about. Some of us are uncomfortable because we don’t like unpleasant topics. Or maybe we feel embarrassed. Some of us don’t really believe sexual assault...

Bring Back Our Women

We have been following the tragic capture of the 200+ Nigerian girls. Used as pawns for a terrorist group, these young women have been kidnapped and abused simply because they desired an education. Social media sites, politicians and celebrities have been fighting to...

5 Gems for Little Girls

Two years ago, I attended a workshop presentation by Carolyn Custis James. It was a defining moment in my life. James is the author of several provocative books, “Half the Church,” “The Gospel of Ruth,” and “When Life and Beliefs Collide.” What I like about Carolyn...

A Voice Against Sex Trafficking

My passion and vision for preventing the trafficking of children comes from a deep place, my own story of child abuse. Barry Rodriguez, Director of World Next Door, wrote a series about desperate poverty and human trafficking in Cambodia. He said, “It’s normal for...

Freedom Thoughts

Since we just celebrated the July 4th holiday, it seems an appropriate time to talk about freedom. As Americans, we sometimes take our freedoms for granted. Just the act of writing and posting this blog represents one of our freedoms; yet we so easily click onto the...