And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. -James 4:6-7, NLT PRIDE… …is the greatest–and spiritually deadliest–cheater vice. Pride says, “I will never get caught.” Pride says, “I deserve to be ‘happy.’” … Continue reading “Greatest Cheater Vice”
Category: Emotional Affair
Pastor Associated By Faithful Spouses
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. -2 Timothy 4:2, NIV To be helped, we need to be open to receiving. Maybe the Christian community turned on you when you decided to divorce your cheater or your cheater decided to divorce you? Maybe your cheater … Continue reading “Pastor Associated By Faithful Spouses”
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?”
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”
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!”
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?”
The Rejected Ones Tribe
Jesus is “‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” -Acts 4:11-12, NIV How is Jesus identified by the Apostle Peter on Pentecost? He is The Rejected One. This … Continue reading “The Rejected Ones Tribe”
I do NOT want YOU to work it out!
***My eBook is releasing tomorrow: Monday, November 12th!!! Get your copy now while it is still on the low price of only $4.99.*** I don’t want you to work it out… …if your adulterous spouse is unrepentant. I simply do not. I wish more pastors would take this stance and verbalize it to their congregants. … Continue reading “I do NOT want YOU to work it out!”
A song memorializing the difficulty of walking away…
***My eBook is releasing next Monday, November 12th!!! Get your copy now while it is still on the low price of only $4.99.*** A popular song on the radio caught my attention the other day. It is by Dean Lewis, “Be Alright”– This beautiful song memorializes the pain of dealing with infidelity discovery. It also … Continue reading “A song memorializing the difficulty of walking away…”