by gbaskerville | Aug 16, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?, Safe Churches & Friends
About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I'm a committed Evangelical Christian. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in conservative churches in 1998. Despite what I was taught, I don't believe the vast majority of divorces are for...
by gbaskerville | Aug 15, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I'm a committed Evangelical Christian. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in conservative churches in 1998. Despite what I was taught, I don't believe the vast majority of divorces are for...
by gbaskerville | Aug 10, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, First-person stories, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
1 Million God-honoring Divorcees Cannot Find a Safe Church...and that's a shame because Evangelical churches care about outreach. I'm one of the fortunate Christian divorcees. I attend a loving church with a smart, empathetic, and humble pastor. I...
by gbaskerville | Aug 9, 2020 | Divorce and Children, Parental alienation, Safe Churches & Friends
About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I 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" make up nearly half...
by gbaskerville | Jul 31, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Do I have biblical grounds for divorce?, Safe Churches & Friends
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"...
by gbaskerville | Jul 28, 2020 | Safe Churches & Friends, Why Do We Divorce?
5 Factors (such as Age at Marriage) and the Divorce Rate About Me: If you're new to my blog, read this first. I started leading Christian divorce recovery groups in Evangelical churches in 1998. I write about "life-saving divorces," those divorces that are for very...
by gbaskerville | Jul 27, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
If you're new to my blog, read this first. I 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" make up nearly half of...
by gbaskerville | Jul 18, 2020 | Abuse examples, First-person stories, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Sermon Ideas for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October) This is the best domestic violence sermon I've ever heard. It's from Pastor Neil Schori, of the Edge Church, Aurora, IL. He tells his own story of counseling a woman in his church who was a domestic violence...
by gbaskerville | Jul 15, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Abused and Betrayed Christian Divorcees are Leaving the Church Today, I'm going after the Southern Baptists who in 2010 made the lives of abused wives and abused husbands just a little bit more miserable. So strap in and hang on tight. And see if you agree. A few...
by gbaskerville | Jul 12, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce and Children, Safe Churches & Friends
Divorce vs. Legal Separation Many churches feel that legal separation is a good solution for an abused wife or husband because it fits their beliefs about Christians and divorce. But here are a few concerns: 1) Legal separation is not available in 6 states in the U.S....