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Healing

When I married my Rodeo Queen, I understood horses and tack were part of the deal.  However, I had no idea as to the magnitude of cultural and language barriers to be overcome for effective...

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Cynical?

This morning I was listening to K-Love Radio while driving.  They had a caller giving a testimony of God miraculously reconciling him with his estranged wife.  He stated they had been moving toward...

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War Room

My wife and I have been hearing about the movie War Room for months and finally made time to watch it together, this past weekend. There were things I liked about the movie, as well as areas of...

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Permissible

One July morning in 1994, I found myself sitting in my pastor’s living room. He had graciously responded to my desperate phone call with an invitation to come over and talk.  My wife had left me, and I...

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Submit?

Submit…what emotions and images does this word evoke for you? Such a simple word…with such complex relational and emotional overtones… Listening to an authoritarian or patriarchal pastor teaching on...

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Simple Answers

She graciously steered the conversation toward a topic she knew I like, “So, how do you make a horse go?” I paused, pondering the question and possible responses. Honestly, the question would have been...

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When is Divorce Permissible?

When is divorce permissible? This question is asked over and over.  People want an itemized list of the precise situations in which divorce is permissible, accompanied by specific scriptural references...

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On Counseling Against Divorce

As discussed in this post a couple of weeks ago, Paige Patterson (president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas) has been in the news, lately, for audio recordings of...

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Law, Grace, and Common Sense

Thou shalt not kill. (Exodus 20:14) A direct command…very specific…straightforward and to the point.  It doesn’t leave much room for misunderstanding or misinterpretation. In terms of importance, this...

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Mythology versus Theology

This morning I am thinking about recent conversations with friends who are escaping abuse… and realizing anew how horribly the Divorce Mythology commonly believed among Christians turns the biblical...

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