by gbaskerville | Jul 31, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, First-person stories
5 Christians Who Divorced and Are Thriving Now About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in Evangelical churches in 1998. I write about "life-saving divorces," those divorces that are for very serious...
by gbaskerville | Jul 21, 2020 | First-person stories, High-Conflict Divorces
One Woman's Experience with the Address Confidentiality Program Note: This is not legal advice. "Sandy Beach" is a divorcee who left her violent husband and was able to use the address confidentiality program to conceal her location. This is her story told in her own...
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...
by gbaskerville | Jul 1, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, First-person stories, Gaslighting Examples, Safe Churches & Friends
Churches that Excommunicate for Divorce And How to Protect Yourself and Your Children About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in Evangelical churches in 1998. I write about "life-saving divorces," those...
by gbaskerville | Jun 7, 2020 | First-person stories, Will I Find Love Again?
3-Part Video: Dating After Divorce Especially for those who've exited from abusive relationships Gina Kaye, ex-wife of a former pastor and mother of four children. Gretchen Baskerville is a Christian divorce recovery leader, and author of The Life-Saving Divorce. They...
by gbaskerville | May 18, 2020 | Abuse examples, Christians and Divorce, First-person stories, Gaslighting Examples
Story: One woman says her husband claims to be more committed to the marriage than she is (I'm grateful to this Christian woman for giving me permission to put her story in this blog post. And as always, I want to make it clear that sometimes it's the husband who is...