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Who Destroyed the Marriage? Recently in my private Facebook group, we were talking about "Who destroyed the marriage?" In half of the divorces in the United States, one spouse was unfaithful, sexually immoral; addicted to drugs, alcohol, porn, or gambling; was...
God's View on Cruel Treatment The Bible says that cruel treatment is serious. Even slaves were to be treated with respect. In Exodus 21:26-27, we learn that a slave owner had to let his slaves go free if he abused them—even if the abuse was not life-threatening. How...
Why Do So Many Retirees and People in Long Marriages Get a Gray Divorce? Why Older Adults Risk Everything to Leave a Destructive Marriage While interviewing Christian divorcees for my book, I met two women over age 65 who shared their stories with me. You'll see from...
Will A Marriage Intensive Fix Your Marriage? Video: Transcript Natalie Hoffman: [00:00:00] Welcome to episode 269 of the Flying Free podcast. Today we have back one of my favorite guests, Gretchen Baskerville. She's the author of the “The Life-Saving Divorce”. It is a...
Rebuttal: The Myth of "Hollywood Divorces" in Christian Communities The idea that Christians are divorcing because of so-called "Hollywood influences" oversimplifies a complex and deeply personal issue. It’s a convenient scapegoat that shifts focus away from real...
The Life-Saving Divorce Audiobook is Here! The NEW AUDIOBOOK version of The Life-Saving Divorce by Gretchen Baskerville is now available! Get it now: https://amzn.to/4fZAaa3 For many Christians and other people of faith, the sanctity of marriage is a deeply held...
See below for a Sample Letter to Address the Pros and Cons of Texas Covenant Marriage Legislation (89(R) HB 931). The bill has some good features, but it makes it difficult to divorce for verbal and emotional abuse, drug or alcohol addictions, and compulsive behaviors...
If you're new to my blog, read this first. 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 serious reasons. "Life-saving divorces"...
Many Christian leaders enjoy quoting the study Does Divorce Make People Happy? from the Institute for American Values, often proclaiming, “Two out of three unhappily married adults who avoided divorce or separation ended up happily married five years later.” When this...