by gbaskerville | Jun 22, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, Focus on the Family, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Fact check of the article “How Could Divorce Affect My Kids?” by Amy Desai, J.D., on the Focus on the Family website. WARNING: This article has 12 half-truths in it. How do I know? I looked up every claim, every researcher, and every quote and...
by gbaskerville | Apr 9, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Summary: This article gives 7 ways churches—especially Evangelical churches—can address emotional abuse in Christian marriages better. Then this article documents 7 problems and gives 7 solutions for pastors, church staff, and lay leaders. Here is the 20-min. video...
by gbaskerville | Oct 14, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?
There’s meme going around in social media that appears to be a verse from the Bible, but it is not. It is a note in a study Bible placed just above a Bible verse. (See? It's inside a gray box.) It contains this quote: “The Devil will exaggerate your mate’s failures...
by gbaskerville | Sep 11, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Churches & Denominations with Unsafe Official Divorce Policies for Abused Spouses If you belong to one of these denominations or attend one of their churches, please contact them. Even if your own pastor condones divorce for abuse, please write, call, or email...
by gbaskerville | Sep 11, 2021 | Abuse examples, Christians and Divorce, First-person stories
HE NEVER HIT ME: SIGNS OF AN EMOTIONALLY ABUSIVE MARRIAGE I interviewed Cindy Burrell who is the author of the book, “Why Is He So Mean to Me?” and a writer on the topic of emotional abuse. She’s a mother of four. A survivor of a 20-year abusive marriage to a...
by gbaskerville | Sep 2, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, First-person stories, High-Conflict Divorces, Kids and Parental Alienation, Parental alienation
HOW DO WE TELL THE KIDS ABOUT OUR DIVORCE? Note: This article is for difficult divorces, not for amicable divorces. Many books and articles recommend that you and the other parent should tell the children together. . But that works only if the reason for...
by gbaskerville | Aug 29, 2021 | Abuse examples, Christians and Divorce, For Pastors
ARE ABUSE VICTIMS CULPABLE IF THEY DON’T RESIST? Recently there was a tweet on Twitter talking about the biblical story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife (Genesis 39). The tweet suggested that Joseph ran from the woman’s advances, therefore he was obviously an...
by gbaskerville | Aug 22, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?, First-person stories, For Pastors, Myths, What is a Life-Saving Divorce?
50 Abused Wives and Husbands Answer the Question: “Why Did You Stay So Long?” People wonder why abused women and men stay with a dangerous spouse for so long. I asked people in my private Facebook group (Life-Saving Divorce for Separated and Divorced...
by gbaskerville | Aug 19, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?, First-person stories, For Pastors, Myths, What is a Life-Saving Divorce?
Why did I stay so long when I had 100% serious biblical grounds for divorce? I asked this question in my private Facebook group, and here are some of the answers I received (anonymized, of course, to protect people's safety). 1. Because I was taught...
by gbaskerville | Aug 11, 2021 | Divorce Laws Legal Matters
Expense Gathering Form Click to download PDF: Life-Saving Divorce Budgeting Expense...
by gbaskerville | Jul 29, 2021 | First-person stories, Will I Find Love Again?
How Do You Date Again When You Have Trust Issues? Many of us are loving, kind, forgiving, and generous people. These wonderful traits make us excellent friends and excellent spouses. Under normal circumstances, we tend to be optimists, to see the best in others, and...
by gbaskerville | Jun 24, 2021 | Divorce Laws Legal Matters
DIVORCE BASICS: ASK A PARALEGAL, LAURA HAUSER Basic tips about divorce and family law court for people starting the divorce process . Just by watching this one-hour video, you’ll save hundreds of dollars (and lots of embarrassing mistakes) just by understanding the...
