by Claire Roise | May 28, 2018 | Advocacy Blog, Uncategorized
When I first started this blog and my associated Facebook page at @ClaireRoiseAdvocacy, I addressed male-dominated abusive marriages within the church almost exclusively. It was a needed area of conversation; it was what I had seen; and I certainly wasn’t the only one...
by Claire Roise | May 11, 2017 | Advocacy Blog, Church Blog, Uncategorized
I had the great pleasure of meeting Basyle “Boz” Tchividjian in person last year in Virginia at the Courage Conference. Boz has been a shining light of inspiration for myself and my husband for several years now. A one-time prosecutor, and founder of the...
by Claire Roise | May 2, 2017 | Advocacy Blog, Church Blog
I had the great pleasure of meeting Basyle “Boz” Tchividjian in person last year in Virginia at the Courage Conference. Boz has been a shining light of inspiration for myself and my husband for several years now. A one-time prosecutor, and founder of the...
by Claire Roise | Apr 20, 2017 | Advocacy Blog, Church Blog, Uncategorized
“Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.” This is a subject a little off the beaten path of my normal message of advocacy for victims of...
by Claire Roise | Mar 30, 2017 | Advocacy Blog, Uncategorized
In an earlier blog post I talked about why we should begin with belief when hearing allegations of child sexual or domestic abuse. Today I’d like to talk a little more about that. Assuming the victim must have misunderstood or misremembered details, or must be...
