Nancy French
@nancyfrench.bsky.social
Author of GHOSTED: AN AMERICAN STORY - order here: https://shorturl.at/bklzH
NYT Best-Selling Author, investigative journalist, story teller. Married to @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social though I don't share his taste in movies.
NYT Best-Selling Author, investigative journalist, story teller. Married to @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social though I don't share his taste in movies.
Today, Joe White is still CEO of Kanakuk.
Michael W. Smith is still treated as a patriarch of Christian music.
And survivors are still waiting for truth from the people who should’ve protected them but didn’t. /END
Michael W. Smith is still treated as a patriarch of Christian music.
And survivors are still waiting for truth from the people who should’ve protected them but didn’t. /END
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Today, Joe White is still CEO of Kanakuk.
Michael W. Smith is still treated as a patriarch of Christian music.
And survivors are still waiting for truth from the people who should’ve protected them but didn’t. /END
Michael W. Smith is still treated as a patriarch of Christian music.
And survivors are still waiting for truth from the people who should’ve protected them but didn’t. /END
From my conversations with survivors and families and the prosecutor: hundreds of children abused, dozens of alleged abusers, victims from their 70s down to their 20s, and reports of 17 suicides linked to this abuse.
No one resigned. No supervisor was disciplined. /6
No one resigned. No supervisor was disciplined. /6
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
From my conversations with survivors and families and the prosecutor: hundreds of children abused, dozens of alleged abusers, victims from their 70s down to their 20s, and reports of 17 suicides linked to this abuse.
No one resigned. No supervisor was disciplined. /6
No one resigned. No supervisor was disciplined. /6
Despite all this, Michael W. Smith, a close friend of Joe White, appeared at Kanakuk this summer to raise money and celebrate the camp’s 100th anniversary—even after years of abuse reporting. /5
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Despite all this, Michael W. Smith, a close friend of Joe White, appeared at Kanakuk this summer to raise money and celebrate the camp’s 100th anniversary—even after years of abuse reporting. /5
A victim’s mom told me Robert John Morgan—who admitted to sodomizing a 5-year-old—was Michael W. Smith’s pilot.
Joe White gave Morgan a residence on Kanakuk property while he awaited trial and later asked the judge not to imprison him. /4
Joe White gave Morgan a residence on Kanakuk property while he awaited trial and later asked the judge not to imprison him. /4
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
A victim’s mom told me Robert John Morgan—who admitted to sodomizing a 5-year-old—was Michael W. Smith’s pilot.
Joe White gave Morgan a residence on Kanakuk property while he awaited trial and later asked the judge not to imprison him. /4
Joe White gave Morgan a residence on Kanakuk property while he awaited trial and later asked the judge not to imprison him. /4
Kanakuk was the hunting ground of one of the church’s worst pedophiles, Pete Newman.
Leaders were warned but promoted him, built him a house (with a fireman’s pole & jars of candy), and gave him access to kids for years. /3
thedispatch.com/article/new-...
Leaders were warned but promoted him, built him a house (with a fireman’s pole & jars of candy), and gave him access to kids for years. /3
thedispatch.com/article/new-...
New Witnesses Allege Kanakuk Kamps Tried to Cover Up Child Sex Abuse
Experts say the FBI should investigate possible child trafficking.
thedispatch.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Kanakuk was the hunting ground of one of the church’s worst pedophiles, Pete Newman.
Leaders were warned but promoted him, built him a house (with a fireman’s pole & jars of candy), and gave him access to kids for years. /3
thedispatch.com/article/new-...
Leaders were warned but promoted him, built him a house (with a fireman’s pole & jars of candy), and gave him access to kids for years. /3
thedispatch.com/article/new-...
This photo from a Kanakuk alumni FB page shows Ham on the left in a Dallas @Kanakuk K-Life T-shirt.
In my reporting, multiple sources have described close family ties between Ham and Kanakuk CEO Joe White (for ex Brit’s wife was in Jamie Jo White’s second wedding). /2
In my reporting, multiple sources have described close family ties between Ham and Kanakuk CEO Joe White (for ex Brit’s wife was in Jamie Jo White’s second wedding). /2
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This photo from a Kanakuk alumni FB page shows Ham on the left in a Dallas @Kanakuk K-Life T-shirt.
In my reporting, multiple sources have described close family ties between Ham and Kanakuk CEO Joe White (for ex Brit’s wife was in Jamie Jo White’s second wedding). /2
In my reporting, multiple sources have described close family ties between Ham and Kanakuk CEO Joe White (for ex Brit’s wife was in Jamie Jo White’s second wedding). /2
NEW: Christian singer Stacie Orrico has filed a lawsuit saying her former manager Brit Ham sexually abused her when she was a child.
Ham had ties to Kanakuk K-Life in Dallas and worked for Rocketown, Michael W. Smith’s label. /1 www.tmz.com/2026/01/08/s...
Ham had ties to Kanakuk K-Life in Dallas and worked for Rocketown, Michael W. Smith’s label. /1 www.tmz.com/2026/01/08/s...
Christian Singer Stacie Orrico Sues Ex-Manager for Alleged Childhood Sexual Abuse
Stacie Orrico -- a former Christian music singer -- has filed a lawsuit claiming her manager sexually abused her when she was a child, and members of her label did nothing to stop it.
www.tmz.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
NEW: Christian singer Stacie Orrico has filed a lawsuit saying her former manager Brit Ham sexually abused her when she was a child.
Ham had ties to Kanakuk K-Life in Dallas and worked for Rocketown, Michael W. Smith’s label. /1 www.tmz.com/2026/01/08/s...
Ham had ties to Kanakuk K-Life in Dallas and worked for Rocketown, Michael W. Smith’s label. /1 www.tmz.com/2026/01/08/s...
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lol I'm trying to get him to do less social media -- me too! And we love Bluesky but it is sometimes not super hospitable!
January 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
lol I'm trying to get him to do less social media -- me too! And we love Bluesky but it is sometimes not super hospitable!
When the strong dominate the weak, the weak try to become strong. That can mean alliances w/ enemies, global rearmament, nuclear proliferation, and that a foolish world again endures the high cost of forgetting what it’s like when great powers go to war. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Unleashing Forces Beyond His Control
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:26 PM
When the strong dominate the weak, the weak try to become strong. That can mean alliances w/ enemies, global rearmament, nuclear proliferation, and that a foolish world again endures the high cost of forgetting what it’s like when great powers go to war. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/o...
I’m at a Hilton hotel in Chicago and check out the note John McCain left. 😂😳🇺🇸
January 3, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I’m at a Hilton hotel in Chicago and check out the note John McCain left. 😂😳🇺🇸
On The Good Faith pod, I talked about taking care of my daughter's babies while she's in law school, mortality, Cordell Hull (the greatest Tennessean after Dolly?), and playing with children! Give it a listen, if you are interested in such things:
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Nancy French's Joyful Grandparenting Lessons & Living Like Tomorrow Isn't Guaranteed
Podcast Episode · Good Faith · 01/01/2026 · 48m
podcasts.apple.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
On The Good Faith pod, I talked about taking care of my daughter's babies while she's in law school, mortality, Cordell Hull (the greatest Tennessean after Dolly?), and playing with children! Give it a listen, if you are interested in such things:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
Six years ago, I confessed to you guys that I once thought my husband @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social was up to no good. After all, women were calling my Manhattan apartment at all hours of the night asking for him.
Then, this:
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
Then, this:
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
Perspective | I ignored warnings from friends and family not to marry my husband. Was I making a big mistake?
We were young and barely knew each other. Would it last?
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Six years ago, I confessed to you guys that I once thought my husband @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social was up to no good. After all, women were calling my Manhattan apartment at all hours of the night asking for him.
Then, this:
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
Then, this:
www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...
PSA: Cracker Barrel has gooey skillet cinnamon rolls now, and they do not scrimp on the cream cheese icing! Highly endorse!
December 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
PSA: Cracker Barrel has gooey skillet cinnamon rolls now, and they do not scrimp on the cream cheese icing! Highly endorse!
Stranger Things:
‘I think we can get to the other dimension via a Rubiks Cube.’
‘Didn’t you pay attention in Ms Howard’s physics class, idiot?’
‘My theory might be right!’
‘Ok let me grab my mix tape and we can have a serious relationship convo on the way to kill Vecna.’
‘I think we can get to the other dimension via a Rubiks Cube.’
‘Didn’t you pay attention in Ms Howard’s physics class, idiot?’
‘My theory might be right!’
‘Ok let me grab my mix tape and we can have a serious relationship convo on the way to kill Vecna.’
December 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Stranger Things:
‘I think we can get to the other dimension via a Rubiks Cube.’
‘Didn’t you pay attention in Ms Howard’s physics class, idiot?’
‘My theory might be right!’
‘Ok let me grab my mix tape and we can have a serious relationship convo on the way to kill Vecna.’
‘I think we can get to the other dimension via a Rubiks Cube.’
‘Didn’t you pay attention in Ms Howard’s physics class, idiot?’
‘My theory might be right!’
‘Ok let me grab my mix tape and we can have a serious relationship convo on the way to kill Vecna.’
I spy a Christmas tree! Merry Christmas! 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I spy a Christmas tree! Merry Christmas! 🎄
My son-in-law Jarrett DeLozier is running in the Chicago marathon and is raising money to help the poor who live in Chicago's west side.
If you are considering an end of year gift, please consider giving to the needy in Chicago!
fundraisers.hakuapp.com/jarrett-delo...
If you are considering an end of year gift, please consider giving to the needy in Chicago!
fundraisers.hakuapp.com/jarrett-delo...
Fundraising Page for Jarrett A DeLozier for Team OLA Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Please support my fundraising efforts for the Team OLA Bank of America Chicago Marathon. No donation is too small, and every dollar goes to the Mission's goal of serving the poor of Chicago's West Sid...
fundraisers.hakuapp.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My son-in-law Jarrett DeLozier is running in the Chicago marathon and is raising money to help the poor who live in Chicago's west side.
If you are considering an end of year gift, please consider giving to the needy in Chicago!
fundraisers.hakuapp.com/jarrett-delo...
If you are considering an end of year gift, please consider giving to the needy in Chicago!
fundraisers.hakuapp.com/jarrett-delo...
Ben Sasse was the first person to teach me about 'memento mori' well before my cancer. He's always dealt with the reality he had versus the one he wished he had. In 'Them,' he encourages us to grapple w/ death, suggesting its the only way to live. He lives well. God bless them.
December 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Ben Sasse was the first person to teach me about 'memento mori' well before my cancer. He's always dealt with the reality he had versus the one he wished he had. In 'Them,' he encourages us to grapple w/ death, suggesting its the only way to live. He lives well. God bless them.
Boo thinks he’s a lap dog. @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Boo thinks he’s a lap dog. @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social