It’s True, Dungeons & Dragons Ruins Your Life

“I am a follower of Satan. Well, at least according to the logic of my former religion.”

Hurts Me More Than You: Lana and Kate’s Stories

“You learn very young and very quickly that the people who are supposed to be safest and love you will always hurt you.”

Hurts Me More Than You: Rachel’s Story

“Being spanked as a child is a large part of why I started self-harming as a teenager.”

Hurts Me More Than You: Introduction and Abiram’s Story

Corporal punishment has become a national conversation after a former NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) was indicted for child abuse in Texas.

Of Children and Horses and Spirit-Breaking

“The negative method does break the horse, but that’s all it does….break them.”

David Barton: Homespun History

“When Bill Gothard first distributed David Barton’s ‘America’s Godly Heritage’ to homeschooling families in his Advanced Training Institute, I was entranced.”

The Legend of the Bitter Alum: Hope’s Story, Part Three

“The Legend of the Bitter Alum was known, but not the context, not the motives, and not the identity.”

The Legend of the Bitter Alum: Hope’s Story, Part Two

“Everyone at home knew something had gone wrong, but not what it was.”

How Not to Address Marriage or Child Abuse

“Heidi St. John reminds us, once again, that these things haven’t disappeared with Phillips and Gothard.”

The Legend of the Bitter Alum: Hope’s Story, Part One

“The story of my admission into PHC is an odd one.”