Monthly Archives: April 2024

April 30, 2024

For the Bible Tells Me So …

Posted 9:30am

I grew up in the traditional Black churches that taught that LGBTQ+ people will burn in hell …I wished I could find love and acceptance at church. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Rev. Dionne Boyice describes how she heals and is healed through her new worshiping community, WHOSOEVER: Community Of FAITH. Read more »

April 19, 2024

Is Your Church the Right Place to Heal from Religious Trauma?

Posted 4:09pm

Religious trauma is becoming quite a buzzword. Faith communities (like Harbor, the online community I help lead) have formed to help people heal from it. The church can’t afford to become irritated, blasé or condescending about church trauma. As the phrase indicates, this phenomenon is the result of harms perpetrated in and by the church. We need to take religious trauma very, very seriously. Read more »

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