A recent post on Intentionally Yours blog exhorts Take a Stand: Divorce is Not the Answer! Similarly, Will Davis Junior recently posted Hey Christians, It’s Time to Take Divorce Off the Table! and Always Learning recently posted For Those Pondering … Continue reading
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Christmas Mourning
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Reposted (with minor updates) from December, 2012. This holiday season I am especially praying for my mother, sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews and children, as we each struggle to process the myriad of emotions related to my father going home to … Continue reading
God Hates Divorce? NOT!
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I had begun planning a post on this topic, when I read Barbara Roberts’ post, this afternoon, at Crying Out for Justice blog. Barbara pretty much said what I intended, more skillfully than I would have said it. So…I’ll just point you to her post HERE.
The Skilless Horseman
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I am not a horseman. I want to make this perfectly clear. When people ask, I always answer, “No, I’m not a horseman.” Now, any of you who visit my personal Facebook page know that I spend a fair … Continue reading
Covenant Abuse
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I am reposting this from about a year ago (with minor edits). October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, intended to raise awareness. Would that we could all remain constantly aware and determine to stand for justice and against abuse. …to … Continue reading
Remarriage and Acceptance
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A couple of weeks ago, I was surfing radio stations while driving, and landed on a Focus on the Family recorded broadcast. The topic was ministering to couples in a second or third marriage – a topic close to my heart. I … Continue reading
Gandalf on Sovereign Plans
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Near the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf the Grey has a very frank discussion with Frodo, in which he explains much of the history and nature of The Ring of Power. Within this conversation, Tolkien sets the … Continue reading
Boromir the Abuser
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In my current rereading of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, I have just completed The Fellowship of the Ring and am beginning The Two Towers. This is the point at which the fellowship is broken, with parties going different directions … Continue reading
Disqualified by Whom?
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Many people in today’s church hold an erroneous view, that “anyone who has ever experienced divorce is forever disqualified from consideration for a church leadership role.” This myth goes hand-in-hand with other unbiblical church myths related to divorce. If we … Continue reading
Covenant Abuse
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…to love, honor, and cherish, from this day forward, so long as we both shall live… The solemnity and vision of those sacred marriage vows still raise my head a little higher and leave me in a reflective mood every … Continue reading