Anti-Divorce Focus Is Lazy Pastoring

Let’s be honest here: It is easier to identify people who are divorced than people who are committing adultery. Adulterous spouses are notorious for hiding their cheating ways with various levels of success. However, with a divorce, a public stance is made. The marriage relationship is officially over in the eyes of the state. And … Continue reading “Anti-Divorce Focus Is Lazy Pastoring”

Sometimes God Leads Us To Places We Do Not Want To Go

A popular song in evangelical churches these days is called “Oceans (Where Feet My Fail).” Here’s the YouTube version: The lines “Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander / And my faith will be made stronger in the presence of my Savior” strike me. It reminds me of Jesus’ prophecy over the Apostle … Continue reading “Sometimes God Leads Us To Places We Do Not Want To Go”

Mailbag: What To Do?

Danabern7 wrote, I would like you and your wife’s advice on my situation . Husband cheated on me in an affair for sure 15 yrs. ago . About 4 yrs. ago I found text messages to him and a married co- worker calling her “baby” and that’s my girl”. When I threatened to call her … Continue reading “Mailbag: What To Do?”

Israel truly “divorced” and not restored

“She [nation of Judah] saw that for all the adulteries of that faithless one, Israel, I had sent her away with a decree of divorce. Yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but she too went and played the whore.” -God speaking in Jeremiah 3:8, ESV While very graphic and difficult (using words like … Continue reading “Israel truly “divorced” and not restored”

Merry Christmas – Welcoming The Prince of Peace

For to us a child is born,     to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder,     and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,     Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6, ESV Merry Christmas to one and all! Today, we remember and celebrate the coming of Jesus. This … Continue reading “Merry Christmas – Welcoming The Prince of Peace”

Wilting Daisies Or Bruised Reeds Cheaters Are NOT!

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. – I Corinthians 13:11, NIV Let’s get something straight: A crushed “delicate flower” or a “bruised reed” does not have the energy … Continue reading “Wilting Daisies Or Bruised Reeds Cheaters Are NOT!”