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Christians and Divorce
Can I Divorce After Saying “For Better or For Worse”?
CAN I DIVORCE AFTER SAYING "FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE"? When committed people of faith promise "for better or for worse" in our wedding vows, we take those words seriously....
Does “For Better or For Worse” Mean I Cannot Divorce?
DOES "FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE" MEAN I CANNOT DIVORCE? Editor’s Note (2026): I’ve written a more comprehensive article examining all five traditional wedding vows (for...
25 Things to Do With Your Wedding Dress After Divorce
What Did You Do With Your Wedding Dress or Tuxedo After Divorce? I ran an informal poll in my private Facebook Group: Life-Saving Divorce for Separated or Divorced Christians....
15 Questions Before Divorce: What This Popular Christian Article Leaves Out
15 Questions Before Divorce: What Focus on the Family’s Popular Article Leaves Out Focus on the Family published an article in 2020 titled “Is Divorce the Right Answer? 15...
Top 5 Myths About Divorce that Don’t Apply to Christians and Others of Deep Faith
5 MYTHS OF DIVORCE THAT DON'T APPLY TO COMMITTED CHRISTIANS (OR TO OTHER DEEPLY RELIGIOUS PEOPLE) Let’s face it, well-meaning friends and family and even counselors give us...
7 Ways Churches Can Address Emotional Abuse in Christian Marriages
Summary: This article gives 7 ways churches-especially Evangelical churches-can address emotional abuse in Christian marriages better. Then this article documents 7 problems and...
Focus on the Family and Divorce: Why Abuse Victims Are Pressured to Stay
Focus on the Family Does Not Condone Divorce for Abuse Abuse Is Acknowledged — But Never Named as Biblical Grounds for Divorce Updated Jan 26, 2026—For decades, Focus on the...
Christian Authors and Psychologists Now Say Emotional Abuse is Grounds for Divorce
Some Christian Marriage Authors and Counselors are Starting to Change their Minds about Physical and Emotional Abuse Some Christian authors and speakers now accept physical and...
Emerson Eggerichs’s Book Enables Abuse—Leading to Divorce
Summary: 25 reviews of Emerson Eggerichs's book Love and Respect by people who read the book. Most found it to be harmful. Many women say the book made their husbands feel...
Should I Forgive Before the Sun Goes Down—Always?
Forgiveness Is Complex because Abuse, Betrayal, and Neglect Are Complex Not everything can be forgiven before the sun goes down. Nor should it. So how do we honor the Bible and...
Forgiveness Takes Time Where There’s Marital Abuse or Betrayal
Forgiveness Is Complex because Abuse, Betrayal, and Neglect Are Complex Let's say your spouse slaps you on the face. If you were confident it was accidental-perhaps he/she was...
What Forgiveness Is—and Isn’t
FORGIVENESS IS NOT SWEEPING EVERYTHING UNDER THE CARPET Forgiveness is not… Forgiveness is… Forgiveness is not letting the offender off scot-free. Forgiveness is holding...
~Forgiveness Takes Time Where There’s Marital Abuse or Betrayal
Forgiveness Is Complex because Abuse, Betrayal, and Neglect Are Complex Let’s say your spouse slaps you on the face. If you were confident it was accidental—perhaps he/she was...
Critique of Misleading Articles on Divorce, Parents, and Kids
Who is this post for? For people who are divorced or considering it and want to defend themselves against misleading articles This page is for you if you are in...
Why Do So Many Christian Marriages Have Sexual Abuse and Marital Rape?
Painful sex, marital rape, sexless marriages, and sexual coercion in Christian marriages are serious problems. Why do they exist? What can be done? VIDEO #1 HOW CAN WE...
Divorce Isn’t Proof You’re Weak — It May Be Proof You’re Strong
Does A Divorce Mean My Faith Is Weak?No, not if you needed a life-saving divorce to save your life and sanity—and your children's. In fact, it takes tremendous FAITH to say, "I...
#1 Divorce Book in Amazon’s Christian Counseling & Recovery Category
Wow! Thank you! Today you guys put my book on the best-seller list for Amazon's Christian Counseling & Recovery category. The Kindle version of "THE LIFE-SAVING DIVORCE" is...
7 Reasons to Have Hope for Your Kids After Abuse and Divorce
Overview of this Presentation: Thirty years of family research have shown that high-conflict homes are incredibly damaging to children. When researchers studied kids brought up...
Malachi 2:16 Timeline: When “God Hates Divorce” Entered English Bibles
DOES THE BIBLE SAY "GOD HATES DIVORCE"? The so-called "God hates divorce" verse is from Malachi 2:16. The book of Malachi was written more than 2,400 years ago, nearly 500 years...
Harvard Study: No-Fault Divorce Saves Lives (Suicide, Violence, Homicide Drop)
Divorce Saves Lives When unilateral "no fault" divorce laws started passing one state at a time, starting with Governor Ronald Reagan in California in 1969, researchers wanted to...