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...
Myths
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...
When Your Friend Doesn’t Believe You’re Being Abused
When Your Friend Doesn’t Believe You’re Being Abused When a Christian Friend Questions Your Divorce What do you say if a dear Christian friend disagrees with your decision to...
Does God Hate Divorce? What Malachi 2:16 Really Means
This page includes a timeline and side-by-side translation charts for visual learners. Does God Hate Divorce? What Malachi 2:16 Really Means Many Christians have heard that...
Is It Best to Stay for the Kids? What 50 Years of Divorce Research Actually Shows
Is It Best to “Stay for the Kids”? What Decades of Research Actually Show 🔍 2026 Research Update: What Helps Kids Most After Divorce Decades of research—including work from...
The Bible Teaches Us to Get Away from Abusers
Bible Verses That Support Leaving Destructive People Have Nothing to Do with Them: Abuse and Boundaries in Scripture We were taught to love, love, love. And forgive, forgive,...
Is it Always Best to “Stay for the Kids”? No, Not If the Home is Toxic
The old "Stay for the Kids" myth suggests that kids will be so destroyed by your divorce, that you should never leave, even if there is a pattern of abuse, sexual immorality,...
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10 Highlights of “The Life-Saving Divorce” book [VIDEO with Transcript]
10 Highlights from the Life-Saving Divorce Book I'm sure you're busy and you don't have time to read an entire 446-page book. So I've done a 15-minute video of highlights for...
Marriage Is a Conditional Covenant (Not an Unbreakable Promise)
Marriage Is a Conditional Covenant (Not an Unbreakable Promise) Biblically, marriage is a conditional covenant—not an unconditional one. Marriage includes mutual vows, and...
I Thought It Was God’s Will To Marry This Person—Why Is This Marriage Unsafe?
When a God-Ordained Marriage Becomes Unsafe I thought it was God’s will for us to marry. I prayed earnestly. I asked for God’s guidance. I sought counsel from trusted...
Do Evangelicals Shoot Their Own Wounded Divorcees?
Do Evangelicals Shoot Their Own Wounded Divorcees? I’ll never forget sitting in church listening to my beloved pastor preach on marriage. I’d been in church since birth, and in...
Myth 27: You are One Flesh or Have a Soul Tie That Is Permanent
Overview: This is Myth 27 of 27 Myths about 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...
Myth 26: Husbands are to cleanse and sanctify their wives
Overview: This is Myth 26 of 27 Myths about 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...
Myth 25: You Can Divorce Only If They Hit You
Overview: This is Myth 25 of 27 Myths about 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...
Does God Hate Divorce? Does He Allow Divorce?
[VIDEO BELOW] We know God meant marriage to be loving, faithful, and lifelong. And many of us have heard from childhood that "God hates divorce" using the words of Malachi...
Myth 24: If you Stay and Suffer You’ll Win Your Spouse to the Lord—and Bring Glory to Christ
Overview: This is Myth 24 of 27 Myths about 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...