by gbaskerville | Nov 16, 2020 | Divorce Bible Verses, For Pastors
Hasn't the Bible Always Said, "God hates divorce"? No. Bottom line: No one can claim with authority that Malachi 2:16 says, “God hates divorce.” These 18 major Bible translations have offered three vastly conflicting ways of translating this verse into English because...
by gbaskerville | Sep 1, 2020 | Abuse examples, Divorce Bible Verses, For Pastors, High-Conflict Divorces, Safe Churches & Friends
Sermon Ideas for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) This is the best domestic violence sermon I've ever heard. It's from Pastor Neil Schori, of the Edge Church, Aurora, IL. He tells his own story of counseling a woman in his church who was a domestic violence...
by gbaskerville | Aug 16, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Safe Churches & Friends
About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I'm a committed Evangelical Christian. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in conservative churches in 1998. Despite what I was taught, I don't believe the vast majority of divorces are for...
by gbaskerville | Jul 31, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Safe Churches & Friends
If you're new to my blog, read this first. I've attended church since I was born. I'm a committed Christian who started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in Evangelical churches in 1998. I write about "life-saving divorces," those divorces that are for very...
by gbaskerville | Jul 28, 2020 | Divorce Bible Verses, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?
MYTH: God forbids all divorce, or all divorce is sin unless it's for adultery. TRUTH: Scripture shows that God gives permission for divorce in many situations. And modern Bible translations no longer translate Malachi 2:16 as God saying "I hate divorce." In my...
by gbaskerville | Jul 18, 2020 | Abuse examples, Divorce Bible Verses, First-person stories, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Sermon Ideas for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) This is the best domestic violence sermon I've ever heard. It's from Pastor Neil Schori, of the Edge Church, Aurora, IL. He tells his own story of counseling a woman in his church who was a domestic violence...
