There is a neighborhood I travel with wide, tree-shaded streets. It seems a straight shot with few stop signs. The home owners association decided to install speed bumps to slow the traffic down. Thumping over them is not pleasant. But it does make you brake. It can also jostle your lower back. Ouch. Throughout our […]
Marriage
God’s compassion for Those in Broken Marriages
I was going to write a post about another topic, but after reading Julie’s post from yesterday, I feel moved to talk about why women tend to stay in abusive and painful situations, and why God does not expect this of us. I hope our regular readers don’t feel that this is becoming a site exclusively […]
The Hidden Infidelity
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:28 Gwen wrote about infidelity and her subsequent divorce. I guess it is my turn. But I never divorced, despite the multiple pleas from friends and family that I should. My husband died instead. […]
Facing your Spouse’s Infidelity
I was married for 25 years and divorced nearly a year ago. I actually left my husband a year before that. And in the last two years, I’ve encountered many broken women, some divorced, others contemplating it, primarily because their husbands had affairs. There are other reasons, of course. But the fact is, many women–far […]
Do Not Remain Silent
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 A call is going out to the children of God to […]
Pure Joy?
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know the testing of your faith develops perseverance,” James 1:2-3 I am in a trial. A big one. One of the biggest of my life. It doesn’t seem very joyful. In fact it hurts right down to my core. The […]