Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ… -2 Corinthians 10:5, KJV The Enemy is in your head. He is whispering all sorts of lies to separate you from God. The Enemy wants you to believe you … Continue reading “Battling “Your” Thoughts”
Category: Trauma of adultery
Thought Experiment: What if Hosea was an evangelical pastor?
“Plead with your mother, plead— for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband— that she put away her whoring from her face, and her adultery from between her breasts, … For their mother has played the whore; she who conceived them has acted shamefully.” -Hosea 2:2, 5a, NRSV Join me in … Continue reading “Thought Experiment: What if Hosea was an evangelical pastor?”
Sorry is nice but restitution or amends is a true sorry
Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said, “I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!” -Luke 19:8, NLT Sorry is a beginning. A true sorry is one backed by actions demonstrating an effort to … Continue reading “Sorry is nice but restitution or amends is a true sorry”
Soul Rape is a thing!
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” -I Corinthians … Continue reading “Soul Rape is a thing!”
Beware of Nostalgic Cheaters Around the Holidays
Beware of cheaters trying to suck you into some quality holiday family image management! As Christians, I think we are especially susceptible to fake remorse around the holidays. We want to avoid the pain of divorce and separation during this especially hard time. So, we might settle for less than what is good for us. … Continue reading “Beware of Nostalgic Cheaters Around the Holidays”
Why “Pastor David” and not just “David?”
So often, the traumas from discovering an unfaithful spouse are exasperated by a clueless or manipulative pastor. I entitled this website “Divorce Minister” as I hope my words will stand in healing contrast to those ministers who have wounded with their words. My hope is by exercising my office as a pastor others will find … Continue reading “Why “Pastor David” and not just “David?””
Returning victims to the perpetrators of their soul rape!
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” … Continue reading “Returning victims to the perpetrators of their soul rape!”
Repentance, Forgiveness, and Jonah
“The people of Nineveh will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here–but you refuse to repent.” -Matthew 12:41, NLT Does repentance seem necessary for forgiveness (and salvation) according to these words from Jesus … Continue reading “Repentance, Forgiveness, and Jonah”
Religious Cheaters Being Incapable of Repentance?
These people are hypocrites and liars, and their consciences are dead. -I Timothy 4:2, NLT Too many Christian leaders assume cheaters have functioning consciences. But what if religious cheaters are like the false teachers the Apostle Paul excoriates here in I Timothy 4:2? You cannot awaken something that is dead. Personally, I lean towards believing … Continue reading “Religious Cheaters Being Incapable of Repentance?”
Religious person or good Samaritan response?
My latest book is now available in paperback! By purchasing the paperback (and/or the eBook plus leaving a review), you are helping spread the message and notifying the world that people care about competent spiritual care for faithful spouses! “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They … Continue reading “Religious person or good Samaritan response?”