2 December, 2025

Be the one who acts

Groups of people often conform to group-think, action, or inaction. But when one person dares to step out, the pattern can be broken — and a new way forward begins. Will you be that one person?

In John 8:1-11, we read how Jesus was willing to be the one who acted to save a woman in distress.  He is a role model of standing up to the mob and challenging a culture of violence against women.

For too long, domestic violence has been a ‘silent epidemic’, creating stigma and shame for victims. We have emboldened perpetrators with our silence. The problem is complex and there are no simple answers, but silence and ignorance can’t be the right way.

Check out our course: Communities That Care to help understand the nature of violence and some of the safe ways you can intervene to change the pattern of gendered violence in our nation.

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