Are you suggesting that women should seek to meet some of their emotional needs outside of marriage? That is precisely what I’m saying, particularly with regard to an emotionally vulnerable woman who is married to a stoic, unromantic man. IfRead more…
About the Lausanne Global Conversation
The Lausanne Global Conversation was an online platform for connecting participants in the Lausanne Movement's Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization in Cape Town, South Africa (Cape Town 2010) before, during and after the Congress.
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Emotional Differences Between Men and Women
How do men and women differ emotionally, and are those differences caused by cultural influences or genetic factors? No doubt, some of the differences in masculine and feminine characteristics are culturally induced. It is foolish, however, to discount the impactRead more…
Hope for Dying Marriages
Is there any hope for a marriage that seems to be dying? If there is hope for dying marriages, and I certainly believe there is, then it is likely to be found in the reconstruction of respect between warring husbandsRead more…
Dr. Dobson on Divorce and Remarriage
There are so many differing opinions about what the Bible says regarding divorce. Does Dr. Dobson believe that it’s okay for Christians to get divorced? Dr. Dobson has opposed divorce as an answer to marital discord with everything that isRead more…
Causes of Divorce
Would you identify some of the major “marriage killers” that are most responsible for the high divorce rate that plagues today’s families? It would take perhaps fifty volumes to describe them all, and even then we would only scratch theRead more…
Why is Divorce Last Resort?
I notice that you rarely recommend to unhappy and angry spouses that they seek a divorce and get on with their lives. I disagree. My husband and I were always incompatible and should never have married in the first place.Read more…
Protect Your Marriage from Divorce
I’m engaged to a beautiful and godly young lady. Spending the rest of my life with her is more than I could have hoped or dreamed for. Still, the possibility of divorce scares me. What can we do to avoidRead more…
Impact of Divorce on Children
My marriage to my husband has been a very unsatisfying thing for me. I would divorce him if it were not for my concern for our three children. What does the research say about the impact of divorce on kids?Read more…
Communicate Effectively
Is communicating effectively fundamental to a good Christian marriage? The third recommendation by our panel of six hundred represents another basic ingredient of good marriages. Like the other two, it begins with the letter C – good communication between husbandsRead more…
Tough Love Brings Subtle Changes
If the more vulnerable spouse passes the initial test and convinces the partner that his freedom is secure, some interesting changes begin to occur in their relationship. Please understand that every situation is unique and I am merely describing typicalRead more…