{"id":4105,"date":"2012-05-04T21:05:54","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T21:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/karenspearszacharias\/?p=4105"},"modified":"2012-05-04T21:05:54","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T21:05:54","slug":"ann-voskamp-speaks-out-for-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/karenspearszacharias\/2012\/05\/04\/ann-voskamp-speaks-out-for-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ann Voskamp speaks out for Silence&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Thank you, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aholyexperience.com\/2012\/05\/best-books-review-farm-on-friday\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ann Voskamp for this \u2026 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=holyexper-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=159692375X\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/159692375X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=holyexper-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=159692375X\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">A Silence of Mockingbirds<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=holyexper-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=159692375X\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/karenzach.com\/press-on-a-silence-of-mockingbirds\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Karen Zacharias <\/a>is one unflinchingly honest writer, a probing investigative journalist and a passionate Christ follower.<\/p>\n<p>April was National Child Abuse Prevention month.\u00a0And if you love children? And have a heart to be part of a community that protects children from abuse?<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful Karen unforgettably tells the hard stories and asks us not to turn away. This true, heart-shattering story of Karly Sheehan and how her father desperately worked to protect her \u2014 is a powerful read that may drive us to our knees. And to be\u00a0<em>change<\/em> in our own communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because the truth is we need change. Children are suffering and dying.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Check out the rest of Ann\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aholyexperience.com\/2012\/05\/best-books-review-farm-on-friday\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">suggested reads.. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you, Ann Voskamp for this \u2026 \u00a0 A Silence of Mockingbirds Karen Zacharias is one unflinchingly honest writer, a probing investigative journalist and a passionate Christ follower. April was National Child Abuse Prevention month.\u00a0And if you love children? And have a heart to be part of a community that protects children from abuse? 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