IN THE BEGINNING The book of Genesis is one of my favorite books in the Bible, because it explains so much about the world we live in today. It explains where the universe came from. It explains why the world contains such beauty and love, and also such suffering and evil. Genesis shows us why…
The following excerpt is from an online article by the same name published by gospelbillboards.org. Click HERE to read the entire article. Early Christian Understandings of Scripture on Divorce A Simple Approach If you want to know what the early Christians believed on nearly any subject, you can simply look at all the New Testament…
Excerpt from Bringing Up Boys by Dr. James Dobson I wish I could say that children quickly bounce back after their parents separate, but research tells us otherwise. It is indisputable now that emotional development in children is directly related to the presence of warm, nurturing, sustained, and continuous interaction with both parents. Anything that…
by Dara Aldy, Turning Hearts Ministries Concerning Reflecting God to the Earth and the Subject of Vows: My marriage is the reflection of Christ’s love and commitment (His vows) to the church and the church’s love and devotion (our vows) to Christ. In that — if I break my vow of marriage – I am saying it’s “OK"…
When people say, “a match made in heaven,” they mean a relationship between people who are perfectly suited to each other, which produces a very happy and successful relationship. Of course, these relationships are usually being judged by the world’s standards, which are often quite opposite of the truth of how God views these relationships. …
Maria and her son (real identities concealed) were abandoned by her husband after she became a Christian. He wanted nothing to do with her new lifestyle. He told her to find a new husband and a happier life. But she already had. She found a new identity as a Beloved Child of the Heavenly Father.…
I pleaded with a friend of mine, who once worked with me in ministry, to stop cheating on her husband and not to divorce him. Basically, she felt he had been a jerk to her for years and was addicted to porn, and this is how she justified divorcing him for another man. In defending…
We all have a desperate need to feel satisfied on the inside. The satisfaction we desire includes emotions we can name, like contentment and peace and joy, but it goes beyond the emotions we can identify and can best be described as feeling “satisfied.” Among the many emotions we can apply to feeling “satisfied,” it…
Are you ready to get married? Keep reading and find out. You can answer this question at the end of the article. The Desire for Marriage is from God Most people have a desire to find that one, significant other they can grow old with. Christians, especially, understand the desire, need, and significance of…
Desertion is unfair. One spouse is willing, the other is not. The Bible instructs Christians to let the unbelieving spouse leave if he/she is not willing to continue living with the Christian. But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us…
STAY MARRIED. 