Grab my free eBook 16 Things You Won't Find in a Healthy Marriage: Get Your Copy Now
“Prayers for no divorce” is an actual practice by some churches. Pastors, marriage leaders or elders will ask couples to make declarations and prayers over their marriages and part of the prayers include “no divorce” declarations. I think that’s problematic. The Problem With “Prayers for No Divorce“ Nearly half of divorces are due to life-saving…
Biblical advice for marriage problems is a common search phrase in online search engines. Christians want to know what God says about marriage problems. Whenever I write about free will and how God does not override it to change a marriage, I get comments like “Let’s not limit God” or “How about Paul?” Or “Nebuchadnezzer?”…
Often, divorce is not the first thing that pops into a woman’s mind when her destructive spouse starts to pick her apart. But many Christians believe it is. So when a woman risks everything and opens up about her suffering, there’s a mad rush by Christians to “close the exits.” And they shutter up the…
The veneer cracks. If you’re close, you will see flashes of the depravity, hints at deep immaturity, entitlement riding to the surface. At a family gathering or a dinner or at the kids soccer practice. What your loved one already confided about their put-together spouse will be hinted at in public. It is possible that…
Does complementarianism enable abuse in marriage? This week on Facebook, we’ve been talking about love, sparked by a post I “fixed” a few days back, where Dale Partridge had told husbands, “Men, don’t just love your wife, lead your wife. Pray with her. Read to her. Teach her Scripture. Take her on a journey to…
Not discussing domestic violence from the pulpit is enabling domestic violence. Staying silent when we should be speaking up is enablement. Shepherds have failed the sheep when the pews are waiting for clarity and hope, and none is forthcoming. Pastors, leaders, authors, and influencers… 1. We need to address the fact that some married individuals…