🕊️ Weekend to Remember Marriage Retreat: Can it Fix a Bad Marriage? FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember (WTR) is one of the most recognizable Christian marriage retreats in the...
Christians and Divorce
I Wish I’d Left Sooner: What Parents Learned About Divorce and Kids
“I Wish I’d Left Sooner”: What Parents Say About Timing Their Divorce When Kids Are Involved One of the hardest questions parents in destructive marriages ask is: “Should I wait...
Hope Restored Marriage Intensive: Real Results From 44 Former Attendees
Hope Restored Marriage Intensive: Real Results From 44 Former Attendees As a Christian divorce recovery leader, I am asked frequently about marriage intensives. So I did a survey...
What are Grounds for Annulment in the Catholic Church?
Catholic Annulment: 21 Recognized Grounds Based on the 1983 Code of Canon Law and official Catholic sources [button...
The Top 10 No-Fault Divorce Myths and How to Refute Them
Experts Respond to 10 Common Critiques of No-Fault Divorce Let's separate the facts from the fear-bombs. This article addresses the common critiques of no-fault divorce, and...
7 PROS AND CONS OF NO-FAULT DIVORCE for Christians
Pros and Cons of No-Fault Divorce for Christians Background: As a young conservative Christian, I was taught that divorce was always sinful and that no-fault divorce undermined...
Christians: Life After Divorce — Real Stories of Challenge, Healing, and Hope
I asked people in my private Facebook group for divorced Christians: "How has life changed?" Background: For nearly 30 years, I have been leading Christian divorce recovery...
“We Saw Five Christian Marriage Counselors, But Still Divorced”
Someone in my online Christian divorce group told me: "We saw five Christian marriage counselors—all of them with master's degrees and licenses—and we still divorced. Why...
A Teenager asks, “What is the Effect of Divorce on Children?”
On Instagram, a teenager messaged me, "What is the effect of divorce on children?" She was working on a school project. Here is my reply: Hi Marcella (not her real name),...
Quiz: Moral Injury & Christian Abuse Survivors who Divorce
Moral Injury and Christian Abuse Survivors who Divorce Scroll down to the Moral Injury Quiz below. What is Moral Injury? The concept of “Moral injury” refers to the...
Focus on the Family’s “PEDOPHILIA IN MARRIAGE” Article—10 Pros and 10 Cons UPDATED
Critique of the Focus on the Family article: "PEDOPHILIA in MARRIAGE" - UPDATED 10 Pros and 10 Cons about their Advice .(Summary: Does Focus on the Family's article"Pedophilia in...
How to Help a Friend in an Abusive or Destructive Marriage (Without Pressuring Her to Leave)
How to Help a Friend in an Abusive or Destructive Marriage (Without Pressuring Her to Leave) If someone you love is in a destructive or possibly abusive marriage, your instincts...
No Contact versus The Silent Treatment: Definition and Quiz
What’s the Difference Between No Contact and The Silent Treatment? People often wonder: What does it mean when someone refuses to talk to me? Are they using “gray rock” or “no...
Review of “The Power of a Praying Wife” by Stormie Omartian
VIDEO REVIEW of THE POWER OF A PRAYING WIFE by Stormie Omartian For people wondering why so many Christian women say that "The Power of a Praying Wife" book is destructive...
How Can I Claim to be the Innocent Spouse? I Had My Faults Too!
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...
God Hates Abuse
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...
Gray Divorce: One Woman Tells Her Story
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...
New! Audiobook for The Life-Saving Divorce
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...
Pros and Cons of Texas Covenant Marriage Legislation (89(R) HB 732). Sample Letter
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...
There Is No Divorce Crisis — There Is a Marriage-Endangering Sin Crisis
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...
Yes, Dr. Gary Chapman, Divorce Can Lead to Personal Happiness
Yes, Dr. Gary Chapman, Divorce CAN Lead to Personal Happiness Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The Five Love Languages says: "Understand That Divorce Will Never Lead To Personal...