The Manipulator
Kaylyn Herdman's slam poetry and video art exposes the playbook of an abusive pastor like nobody's business. It is a playbook that has...
I, Anje
I was 12 or 13 when I had a dream that Jesus was reaching out to me and he was asking me to reach out to him. When I was born, my big...
A Crisis of Faith: In Support of Kay Ellen
After hearing Lauren Shifflet’s & Kay Ellen’s stories, I felt compelled to write the following article. Lauren and Kay have been victims...
Who protects the flock? My encounter with an abusive pastor
Prior to the new millennium I had never experienced depression, as I understand it now, and therefore could not relate to those who had....
Now We Are Free
This may be an unfair assumption, but many people are probably only reading this post to hear about my experiences with Luke Hartman. My...
A Timeline of What Happened in Harrisonburg in 2016: My View
just when the power of positive thinking had me thinking I had some control i got knocked to my knees by a hot dog wagon. not...
Why We Name Names
“It is very tempting to take the side of the perpetrator. All the perpetrator asks is that the bystander do nothing. [The perpetrator]...
Good Intentions Aren’t Enough: How church authorities slid my sister’s sexual abuse under the rug
Lauren Shifflett recently shared the story of the sexual trauma she experienced in her life including how Luke Hartman coerced her into a...
New allegations: church leader Vernon Leis
Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada (MCEC) has released that it has received an allegation of “sexual and ethical misconduct”...
My Untold Stories
"We [who break the silence] are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. We...