Jesus on Marriage and Divorce (1): Divorce for Any Reason?

By Jim Oesterwind | June 11, 2012

by Jim Oesterwind One writer recently observed, “A divorce is like an amputation: You survive, but there’s less of you.”1 Another concludes, “Divorce, as a cure, is far worse than the disease.”2 Marriage is under attack like never before in our country. People minimize God’s institution of marriage by deciding that they will just live…

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Around the Web – May 11, 2012

By Proclaim and Defend | May 11, 2012

This week, we found an interesting chart on why pastors and churches are heading toward conflict that often results in pastoral dismissal: “Pastor’s Fight and Flight”. Top two reasons: ‘recent church fights and shrinking congregations’… the next six: Short Sermons (seriously!) Almost no men in attendance Women pastors Young pastors Old congregants A slight majority…

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Around the Web–April 27, 2012

By Proclaim and Defend | April 27, 2012

From the ‘items you may have missed’ category: In keeping with our recent theme on alcohol, LaShawn Barber writes in World Magazine about sobriety. (Article behind a subscription wall.) Marriage turning upside down? Consider these articles from Great Britain: Polygamous Muslim unions on the rise in Britain  and Leave definition of marriage alone, Muslims warn.…

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