Forgiveness for Groups
Everett Worthington, Jr., a well-known expert on the emotional and psychological dimensions of forgiveness, has given us a book so many need: forgiveness applied to more than just interpersonal...
View ArticleMarriage and Divorce 1
I don’t think I’ve discussed divorce on this blog, and it is a topic I believe is important for a blog like this, and I was just waiting for something to spark interest … and it arrived in the mail the...
View ArticleMarriage and Divorce 2
So what is marriage? Is it a legal contract? A covenant? A sacrament rendered effective by a priest? William F. Luck’s Divorce and Re-Marriage: Recovering the Biblical View examines this sort of...
View ArticleMarriage and Divorce 3
What terminates a marriage? Or what are the grounds for a permissible divorce? William F. Luck’s Divorce and Re-Marriage: Recovering the Biblical View examines this sort of question in chp 2 of his...
View ArticleMarriage and Divorce 4
One of the more interesting sources for information about divorce can be found in the prophets. What practices can be inferred from them? William F. Luck’s Divorce and Re-Marriage: Recovering the...
View ArticleMarriage and Divorce 5
What about the all-important words of Jesus on divorce and remarriage? [I can't say I agree with Luck in all that he says here.] William F. Luck’s Divorce and Re-Marriage: Recovering the Biblical View...
View ArticleLove believes all things
What does the apostle Paul mean in 1 Cor 13:7 when he says Love “believes all things”? Everyone who has ever commented on this verse qualifies it with this: Paul is not saying be gullible or foolish or...
View ArticleWho’s in charge (in this marriage)?
John Zens, author of a recent book on Paul and women, in the weekly newletter of CBE, posts this: "Who's in charge?" is a source of friction in many marriages. Latching on to the traditional concept of...
View ArticleTV Romance
Gina Dalfonzo’s essay on love on TV: Consider some of your favorite shows, and you may recognize the pattern. Some modern unwritten rule decrees that couples mustn’t marry until the end, or nearly the...
View ArticleChoosing Celibacy
Often enough it is the story of someone we know or love that creates empathy and a new perspective. A student comes into my office who tells me her brother is gay; her father is an evangelical pastor....
View ArticleMarriage Changes 1
Over the course of the next few days, I will be posting some graphs from the Pew Center Research report:
View ArticleMarriage Changes 6
From the Pew Research Center: Now the word “Share” is not entirely clear, so here’s my read: in 1960, 76% of college grads or higher were married; in 2008 only 64% of college grads/higher are married....
View ArticleThe Church and Singleness: by Chuck DeGroat
This post is by Chuck DeGroat; I was sent a link by a friend and just have to (re)post the whole thing. Let’s discuss the church and singleness in a way that helps us all. What is your church doing...
View ArticleChurches need more focus on Marriage
We need to be sensitive to singleness but we also need to be aware of a profound new study called When Marriage Disappears: Here are the central theses: 1. Marriage is an emerging dividing line between...
View ArticleThe “Me” Marriage
From NYTimes and the Sustainable Marriage Quiz (which measures self-expansion). OK, what do you think of the quiz? What value does this measure have for marriage? Do you think this could be good for...
View ArticleWhat do you think?
Carolyn Hax was sent this note. How would you respond? I disagree with her substantively. Dear Carolyn: I just found out my husband of 12 years has been texting a female co-worker in and out of work. I...
View Article