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One very helpful concept that I heard in Divorce Care, shared by Dr. Jim Talley, was the concept of “The Line of Reconciliation.” He compared marriage to a highway. Each partner in marriage is on their side of the highway … Continue reading →

Sometimes as I hear another story about a divorce, or read another statistic about divorce, or see more anti-marriage articles, I get discouraged. I wonder what to say and how to say it – to help people have hope for … Continue reading →

One resource I would really like to find would be an attorney who is willing to judiciously use the law to slow down divorce proceedings as long as possible, and to use all of his finesse to compel reconciliation. My … Continue reading →

It is so easy in a struggling marriage to point fingers at our spouse at all that they have done wrong. During our 16-month separation, my wife Sharon would say I mastered that. Something I’ve read is that even if … Continue reading →

I just came across this on the Smart Marriages website. Check out http://www.myspace.com/warrenbarfield. He has a song called “Love is Not a Fight”. My favorite line is “If we try to leave, may God send His angels to guard the … Continue reading →

I don’t know who has been looking at this blog. Actually some of my purpose is to continue to help sort out my own understanding of our separation, then figure out what I can do to help others. What have … Continue reading →

Michelle Weiner Davis is a real bulldog for marriage. (www.divorcebusting.com) Michelle focuses on what is called Solution-Oriented Therapy. In other words, rather than focusing primarily on what has gone wrong in the past in an individual’s life or marriage, she … Continue reading →

When I realize how important and foundational marriage is in everyday life, I think about how few Scriptures specifically address marriage and divorce and I am puzzled about why that is. The Bible talks a lot about good relationships, and … Continue reading →

Rejoice Ministries (http://www.rejoiceministries.org/) is the ministry of Bob and Charlyne Steinkamp. If your marriage is in a crisis and you are at the point of drawing a line in the sand – you are going to give it your all … Continue reading →

FOCCUS stands for Facilitating Open Couple Communication Understanding and Study. See http://www.foccusinc.com/. So what does that mouthful mean? FOCCUS (for pre-marrieds and REFOCCUS for marrieds) is an inventory where couples answer a series of questions about many areas of their … Continue reading →