by gbaskerville | Jan 17, 2021 | Focus on the Family, For Pastors, High-Conflict Divorces, Safe Churches & Friends, What is a Life-Saving Divorce?
Pastors, Christian marriage authors, and Christian radio programs like to quote the study by Dr. Linda Waite, who found, "Two out of three unhappily married adults who avoided divorce or separation ended up happily married five years later." When this study came out...
by gbaskerville | Jan 14, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, Focus on the Family, What is a Life-Saving Divorce?
Overview of this Presentation: 30 years of family research have shown that abuse in a home is so damaging to children, that it's likely better for the kids if their parents divorce. Research also shows that while kids in 2-parent married homes do better on average...
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 it 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 | 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 | Oct 29, 2020 | Divorce and Children, Focus on the Family
10 Quotes on Children and Divorce from Dr. Judith Wallerstein The late Dr. Judith Wallerstein was a very important family researcher on the topic of divorce and children. She did a key study from 1971 to 1996 following divorcing families in Marin County, California....
by gbaskerville | Oct 29, 2020 | Divorce and Children, Focus on the Family
How Focus on the Family Misled Us to Believe Divorce Was Worse for Children Than Abuse About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I'm a committed Evangelical Christian. I attend church, tithe, serve, volunteer, and lead Bible studies. I started leading...