by gbaskerville | May 13, 2022 | Christians and Divorce, Focus on the Family
7 Dangerous Teachings from the Focus on the Family 6-Part Video Series: "Finding Hope for Your Hurting Marriage" This is an UNSAFE Series for Abuse Victims: It Teaches Abusers and Cheaters How to Get Away With It. Jim Daly, president of Focus on the...
by gbaskerville | Mar 10, 2022 | Book Reviews, Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children
Them Before Us: The GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY Side of this Book by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning I really wanted to like this book by this Baptist pastor’s wife, Katy Faust and her friend, writer Stacy Manning. The title is fantastic. “Them Before Us” is a...
by gbaskerville | Feb 23, 2022 | Book Reviews, Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, For Pastors
Critique: “Divorced: What to Do When,” Focus on the Family article, by Ron Blue, Jeremy L. White This is a critique and analysis of the Focus on the Family article, "Divorced: What to Do When," by Ron Blue and Jeremy L. White. SUMMARY of “Divorced: What to Do...
by gbaskerville | Feb 17, 2022 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, Focus on the Family, High-Conflict Divorces, Hope Restored Marriage Intensive
Hope Restored Marriage Intensives Want to Scare You About Divorce and Children START HERE—Note about this series: This is Part 2 of the "Best-Kept Secrets about Hope Restored Marriage Intensives" series. Links to: Part 1 I'm doing a multi-part series HOPE RESTORED...
by gbaskerville | Feb 16, 2022 | Adultery and Infidelity, Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples, Myths
This is Myth 7 of 27 Myths about marriage and divorce that aren't likely to be true of people who love God and take their faith seriously. These messages make us worry if we're pleasing God. They contain little accusations that our motives aren't right. They make us...
by gbaskerville | Feb 13, 2022 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, For Pastors
Focus on the Family's 3-Point Strategy for Gaslighting Wives to Stay in Destructive Marriages Did you know Focus on the Family uses three methods to manipulate wives to stay in their abusive, addicted, or sexually immoral relationships? Focus on the...
by gbaskerville | Feb 10, 2022 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, High-Conflict Divorces, Will I Find Love Again?
12 POSITIVE OUTCOMES OF LIFE-SAVING DIVORCES...THAT NOBODY TOLD US Believe it or not, most Americans place a high value on marriage. We long for a marriage that is loving, faithful, and lifelong. But we also believe divorce may be necessary in some cases. You...
by gbaskerville | Jan 12, 2022 | Christians and Divorce, Focus on the Family
Someday I hope to pay this $200 award. (I've been offering a reward for months.) Someday I hope U.S. Focus on the Family will officially condone divorce for domestic violence and will add it to their list of accepted biblical reasons. Someday I hope U.S. Focus on the...
by gbaskerville | Dec 31, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples, High-Conflict Divorces, Myths, Safe Churches & Friends
Critique of the Saying, “Marriage is Hard. Divorce is Hard. Choose Your Hard” There’s a meme going around the internet and it starts with the line “Marriage is Hard. Divorce is Hard. Choose Your Hard.” This maxim annoys me. It was written by some smug...
by gbaskerville | Dec 30, 2021 | Abuse examples, Christians and Divorce, Gaslighting Examples
3 Reasons You Missed the Red Flags and Got into a Abusive or Unfaithful Marriage It's not your fault. People may accuse you of ignoring the warning signs before the wedding. You might be kicking yourself right now, saying "I should have seen that my...
