Marriage, Divorce, and an Ox in a Well

Luke 14:1-6 One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. (2) And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. (3) And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?"… Continue reading Marriage, Divorce, and an Ox in a Well

Untangling

A survivor and I were talking about how her refusal to reconcile with her abuser might get her ex-communicated from her beloved church. Her feelings reminded me of untangling from X and his parents. Here are some of the things I wrote to my friend: Leaving X didn't just cost me the marriage, the house,… Continue reading Untangling