And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy … Continue reading “Not a Private Affair”
Author: Divorce Minister
Forsaking all others
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. – Genesis 2:24, KJV In my fear of being labelled “controlling,” I had a difficult time while my marriage was imploding recognizing healthy jealousy and boundaries. And I suspect I am not alone … Continue reading “Forsaking all others”
Mate Date Nonsense
Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving. But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole, even if he has to sell everything in his house. -Proverbs 6:30-31, NLT Dating your spouse. It is not that I am against having one-on-one romantic evenings or … Continue reading “Mate Date Nonsense”
That Liberal Manefesto On Adultery and Divorce, aka WCF 1646
Adultery or fornication, committed after a contract, being detected before marriage, giveth just occasion to the innocent party to dissolve that contract. In the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce, and after the divorce to marry another, as if the offending party were dead. … Continue reading “That Liberal Manefesto On Adultery and Divorce, aka WCF 1646”
Mailbag: My husband is a cheating pastor, and I am at a loss.
twitching wrote, My husband is a senior pastor in a Presbyterian (PCUSA) church. He has been having an affair for at least 2 years with a woman in our former church, about 10 hours by car away. I told 2 elders and they have done nothing but keep his secret. Meanwhile, I left and am … Continue reading “Mailbag: My husband is a cheating pastor, and I am at a loss.”
Janet Mefferd On Pastor Tullian Tchividjian’s Adulterous Fall
Janet Mefferd is a former news reporter who comes from the Christian broadcasting field (more info here). She confronted Pastor Mark Driscoll for his alleged plagarism in November 2013 and was roundly criticized for such a direct confrontation. Some disagree over how that interview was handled, and she even apologized for doing it, but my … Continue reading “Janet Mefferd On Pastor Tullian Tchividjian’s Adulterous Fall”
No matter how much you care…
…you don’t get to choose repentance for them. “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve….But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” – Joshua 24:15a,c, NIV I remember sitting in a sermon series with a pastor–i.e. Pastor Dom of … Continue reading “No matter how much you care…”
Comfort Affairs And Pastor Tullian Tchividjian’s Tragic Fall
Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may … Continue reading “Comfort Affairs And Pastor Tullian Tchividjian’s Tragic Fall”
Celebrating Father’s Day…It’s complicated
“Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good … Continue reading “Celebrating Father’s Day…It’s complicated”
Be Still
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. … Be still, and … Continue reading “Be Still”