Nancy French’s ‘Ghosted’ offers a haunting, helpful read — but not for everyone
The biggest villain — and rightly so — in Nancy French’s memoir “Ghosted: An American Story” is a preacher who gives the seventh-grader a ride home from…
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Former Church of Christ minister pleads guilty to child sexual abuse charges
Joshua Henley, former youth minister for the Holladay Church of Christ in Tennessee, pleaded guilty this week to an eight-count federal indictment. By pleading guilty,…
‘As is typical of sex abuse victims, I thought what happened was my fault’
I was only 13. I was in eighth grade at a Christian school started by my church's elders. I stayed busy with my church youth…
Church of Christ minister charged with state, federal sex crimes against minors
One Sunday in April 2020, Josh Henley, then the full-time minister for the Holladay Church of Christ in northwest Tennessee, preached on “Consistent Christianity.” Henley,…
It’s time to talk about predators in the church
SEARCY, Ark. — The predator repented. Or so he claimed. He’d done his time and confessed his sins. He was a changed man. Or so he…
Editor’s weekly roundup: June 7, 2019
Got a tip for this column? Email Editor-in-Chief Bobby Ross Jr. at [email protected]. From the editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7mBHY84wmA I love country music, as I mentioned when…
‘Tell somebody. Don’t keep quiet’
SOMERSET, Pa. — For so long, no one knew Alex Howlett's name. In 2011, she confided to her brother Jimmy Hinton that the man he…
