The first was a blog post written by a Christian lady who had gone through a painful divorce in the face of disapproval and condemnation from a fundamentalist denomination. She called the post, "Three Truths About Divorce"
Obviously this lady is a sincere and committed Christian who is primarily referring to divorce in Christian couples. Nevertheless a lot of what she brings out can also be applied to couples in general - faith or no faith.
The other contribution was a link sent to me by a good friend. It's a sermon by Louie Giglio. He is a persuasive speaker, and even if the style of delivery is perhaps not exactly to my liking, I admit that he has some good points. He is obviously talking to a younger American audience who may be more appreciative of the "showmanship" (Feel free to like it! ;-)
Divorce is only part of his message. He also talks of suicide and especially fatherhood. The sermon is 45 minutes long and here is the link, "Passion 2019 :: Louie Giglio (session 1)"
At the risk of repeating myself, let me say it again, I put stuff on the site that I consider helpful and inspiring. It does not mean that I necessarily agree with everything, and some things I am even doubtful about. But as these two links show there are many things to be considered on these issues. In some ways the two presentations compliment each other, and in another sense they are somewhat opposite.
I get a bit uneasy when people are absolutely certain about stuff, whether it's doctrine, politics, conspiracy theories or solutions to complex issues. It doesn't exactly engender unity. This is a prevalent problem today. People are camped out in opposing positions, West vs. East, Democrats vs. Republicans, Pro-Brexit vs. Stay'ers, Christians vs. Muslims, CNN vs. RussiaToday, Evolution vs. Creation, Flat Earth vs. well-rounded Spherical's, and on and on it goes.
My brother once said, "Watch out about those with easy solutions" (talking about politicians). I tend to agree. Every issue has many angles and there must be a willingness to consider all sides and listening to opposing views before forming an opinion.
What do YOU think?
