Should We Leave Our Marriages for Greener Pastures?

November 26, 2012 By 9 Comments

The New York Times just published a stomach-turner on the dissolution of a marriage.  It’s called “After the Affair,” and it’s by a woman named Judy Wachs (HT: Ben Domenech). The piece details Wachs’s discovery of her husband’s affair.  Her extension of forgiveness is commendable, but then the piece takes a strongly dispiriting turn: And when [...]

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Salvation by Conversation–Or, How an Hour a Week Can Save Your Marriage

July 20, 2010 By 4 Comments

Mike McKinley posted a few days back at 9Marks on how pastors serve everyone but their wives.  That caught my attention.  Wow.  What a scary and damning reality.  It made me think of a helpful article by Biola theologian Rob Lister on husbands leading their wives in regular conversation on the state of their marriage.  This [...]

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The Sad Tale Of Eliot Spitzer, and What it Tells Us (and What it Doesn’t)

March 12, 2008 By 4 Comments

Eliot Spitzer, the governor of New York, has resigned after it became public that he had hired prostitutes through a “high-end clientele” business. The story is sordid, and very sad for the people whom Mr. Spitzer has let down. This would include, significantly, his wife, and, not insignificantly, the state of New York. In looking [...]

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