And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” -Genesis 3:11-12, NIV Just because a cheater goes to couple’s therapy … Continue reading “If blaming…cheaters ain’t there to reconcile!”
DM’s first video blogging…vlogging episode
To get out the message of Divorce Minister: Taking Adultery Seriously to more people, I have started to put my thoughts down in video form. The following YouTube video is just the first teaser of what is to come in the future. Thanks to a regular reader, he has alerted me to the reality that some people … Continue reading “DM’s first video blogging…vlogging episode”
What was the most confusing thing about the experience?
What was the most confusing part of the experience? So much is confusing and difficult when discovering a spouse has been unfaithful. So called “Christian” advice to forgive and forget in an effort to “save” the marriage is a big piece that adds to the confusion of the day. Another candidate for most confusing is the … Continue reading “What was the most confusing thing about the experience?”
Jesus is madly in love with you! Believe it.
“I love Jesus. And on my good days, I actually believe He loves me, and–in fact–even enjoys my company.” -DM God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. -I John 4:16b, NIV Believing in God’s love for us is made more difficult for those who have experienced great rejection. … Continue reading “Jesus is madly in love with you! Believe it.”
Does Feminism Cause Divorce?
Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil. -I Thessalonians 5:21-22, NKJV Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves….Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, … Continue reading “Does Feminism Cause Divorce?”
Jesus did NOT quote Malachi 2:16 on divorce…
“For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel…. -Malachi 2:16a, NASB “And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” -Matthew 19:9, NASB Jesus did not quote the infamous passage from Malachi on divorce: “I [God] hate divorce.” This is an important observation … Continue reading “Jesus did NOT quote Malachi 2:16 on divorce…”
Divorce Is NOT Your End!
The LORD blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. -Job 42:12, NIV Divorce is scary. It is made unnecessarily so–in part–by a Christian culture bent on blaming faithful spouses. Singleness is hardly an ideal state in the Christian community, and divorced singles have the added burden of dealing with the … Continue reading “Divorce Is NOT Your End!”
Faithful Spouses, On YOUR Flaws…
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. -Romans 3:23, NLT Not everyone is worthy of hearing your story, faithful spouse! A Christian who looks down upon a faithful spouse with pity thinking the faithful spouse somehow caused his or her divorce is precisely the sort of person unworthy of hearing the faithful … Continue reading “Faithful Spouses, On YOUR Flaws…”
On being a “Hur”
But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. -Exodus 17:12, KJV … Continue reading “On being a “Hur””
Cheaters will generally return to their “vomit.”
As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly. -Proverbs 26:11, NIV Committing adultery is foolish, foolish behavior. The Bible names it as such in Proverbs 5. And the general observation from chapter twenty-six is that fools repeat such folly. Maybe this does not happen always, but it does usually as this … Continue reading “Cheaters will generally return to their “vomit.””