In a earlier blog we looked at domestic violence as a means of maintaining control within relationships. We examined the dynamics of...

Survivors invariably say that family members, friends in the ecclesia and out of it and the abuser tell them, “Surely it is time to move...

Understanding issues of parenting in families where men use domestic violence. This is a guest post on the Hear Believe Act Blog by...

In a recent blog post we talked about the emotional and psychological impact of abuse on survivors. We mentioned that it is a long-term...

Children are at high risk in domestic abuse situations. They suffer enormously and particularly emotionally. This suffering is often...

Professional counselling to help abusers recognise and understand the real nature of the abusive behaviours they choose to use is an...

The Hear Believe Act Project believes that professional counselling has an important role to play in helping survivors recover from the...

We hold dearly to a dangerous misconception - that our ecclesias are easy to approach about a problem. I have had arranging brothers say...

All the brothers of the Hear Believe Act Project are arranging brothers or have been. They freely acknowledge that they have made...

The Hear Believe Act Project is about encouraging and exhorting us all to open up the discussion of domestic abuse in the Christadelphian...

Survivors and victims of domestic violence suffer repeated tidal waves of fear-inducing threats and abuse. Unless we have been in this...

I guess all couples do have problems, but this “truth” neglects to mention that domestic abuse is not just another marriage problem. If...

One of the common themes of domestic violence is that the power and control ‘plays’ of the abuser are built on a false claim - that the...

Survivors and victims of domestic abuse constantly tell the Hear Believe Act Project how they feel. But we cannot presume to know how...

It was the Scribes and Pharisees that brought before our Lord a woman caught in the very act of adultery. We know the story well, but...

Christ said, “by their fruits you will know them”. We have not always discerned the fruits. In hindsight perhaps there was a detectable...

We should detest pride. We should never allow derogatory language or attitudes toward others to be accepted within our culture. In all...

It is the essence of true religion to care for the fatherless and widows and preparing our ecclesias to do this must be a priority for...

Domestic abuse remains hidden by cycles of abuse with phases of ‘reconciliation’ and calm. In the reconciliation phase the abuser...

Domestic abuse is a gross sin of misuse of power. This power is established by manipulation and control. This manipulation and control is...