by gbaskerville | Jan 27, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Free Books
Free Kindle giveaway launches "The Life-Saving Divorce" to #1 in the Category Wow! Thank you! Today you guys put my book on the best-seller list for Amazon's Christian Counseling & Recovery category. The Kindle version of "THE LIFE-SAVING DIVORCE" is free today...
by gbaskerville | Dec 27, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, Safe Churches & Friends, Standers
This infographic shows that NO Bible in the first 2000 years of Bible translation interprets Malachi 2:16 as "God hates divorce" or "I hate divorce" —not even close. To see how it was translated, click HERE. About 500 BC — Malachi was written About 300 BC - 100 BC —...
by gbaskerville | Dec 13, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
The famous Reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) was angry at men who abused their wives. He believed that cruelty in marriage was twice as bad as other violence because it happens in secrecy. His Geneva Bible interpreted Malachi 2:16 as a denouncement of hypocritical...
by gbaskerville | Nov 16, 2020 | Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, For Pastors
Hasn't the Bible Always Said, "God hates divorce"? No. This comparison chart (below) of 18 translations of Malachi 2:16 from before the time of Christ (the Septuagint) to today shows something remarkable. In the first 2,000 years of Bible translation prior to...
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...
