Is It Abuse?
A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims

You know people who are living with abuse. They're in your church, in your family, in your community. The statistics are staggering and heartbreaking, and this book gives important, biblical guidelines in how to identify and address abuse. Church, let's not stand idly by. We cant afford to keep misi......more

There are a million books written to address the victims of abuse, but there are very few written to address the community surrounding them. This is one of the latter, and I’m so appreciative of Strickland’s insight and encouragement to those seeking to support their friends. I finished this book eq......more

The subtitle of this book describes it well. This was not by any means an easy book to read; the author made it very understandable, but the subject matter is painful. At times I was filled with anger at oppressors, and at times tearful at the plight of victims. Yet, given the prevalence of domestic......more

I resent the circumstances that book this book into my hands, but I praise God for the book itself. “Is It Abuse?” would be great for any church member to read, but I consider it (or another book like it) practically mandatory for pastors. Too many pastors are caught flat-footed on this issue. It’s......more

A must-read book for those who counsel women who are abused by their husbands. Strickland provides tools to assess both the kind and level of abuse. She also provides an invaluable annotated resource list in the appendices. If you can afford only one book that guides a counselor in biblical ways to......more