by Christa Brown | Trauma Recovery
My first life ended with an assault on a dark dirt road near the old Addison airport north of Dallas. There were many more assaults that followed, but that’s where my mind returns most often. For fifty years, I have pictured myself on that dark road, pinned between...
by Christa Brown | Faith Deconstruction, Trauma Recovery
As a kid, I wanted to be like missionary Lottie Moon, dreaming of shining the light of truth in the darkest corners of Africa. Yet, the darkest corners were closer to home. In countless encounters with Baptist leaders, their words and deeds conveyed a hateful message:...
by Christa Brown | Current Events, Trauma Recovery
Dear Reader, the following is a note from survivor, advocate, and author Christa Brown about the fight against oppression and the power of truth, which she speaks of in her book Baptistland. Many survivors have told me how grateful they are for my work—that my...
by Christa Brown | Lake Drive Books News
As a kid, I wanted to slither outside my skin, to become invisible. But now, I’ve put my skin onto a book cover. Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation. It’s coming May 7 from Lake Drive Books. It’s an intimate and vulnerable story, revealing and...
