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Wonderful story, Mrs. Nisly! I see some beautiful things in it from a slightly different perspective than you, perhaps. Let's think about those who helped your grandmother-in-law: People believed her story and told the truth. They moved so she was not constantly faced with that abuser or shamed for...

Wisdom comes from our experiences in a broken world. Let me clarify this. Wisdom from God comes to our experiences in a broken world. James 3:13-18 " Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy a...

Hats Off said, Years ago a brother came to me and said about an issue in the church "This isn't right! That brother isn't being treated right!" I told him "We have a group of trustworthy deacons who must know what is going on. We can't ask for a court type of situation where we ask fo...

Josh and Ragpicker, please continue to go carefully. Ragpicker, there is some evidence that Josh is not free to share because of the sensitive nature. However, there are some things that Josh has seen, that I have to accept as unmistakable truth. I really do appreciate your viewpoints in most of th...

Josh and Ragpicker, please continue to go carefully. Ragpicker, there is some evidence that Josh is not free to share because of the sensitive nature. However, there are some things that Josh has seen, that I have to accept as unmistakable truth. I really do appreciate your viewpoints in most of th...

The problem here is that certain folks pop up saying "there are two sides to this story". A few weeks ago, quite a few people popped up here on MennoNet saying there are "two sides to the story" with Jeriah Mast, and that we needed to be quiet. Maybe you could point to the place...

I think there is a lot of good conversation going on right now, but it’s also not surprising that some of the people who most loudly declare that abuse is evil are also the first to dismiss survivors when they speak about their own experience. I’m not sure how to change that. Are you specifically r...

What I see in response to Josh are unfortunately often the typical responses kinds of responses when somebody comes forward. While Josh has primarily talked about his own experience, there is also a chorus that has desperately attempted to discredit and dismiss him, even though nobody has presented...

Anabaptist culture is known to convey truth through the stories it tells. It reinforces truth and informs the collective memory. I have a story to tell. It was never meant to be told. It was suppose to die with the person it was about. But one person's story is never just their own. Maybe around a h...

I am going to need to come to sort of come to some conclusion here. I am getting ready to leave for ten days in the next few days, and this has been consuming a lot of my mental energy even if it may seem like there isn't much to show for it. :lol: Anabaptist culture has done some things right when ...