Genre: Marriage and Divorce

Why Is He So Mean to Me? “Why Is He So Mean to Me?” unravels the confusing and chaotic world of verbal and emotional abuse. The book walks the reader through the debilitating characteristics of the enabler-abuser relationship, clearly revealing the abuser mindset and the abuser’s most common tactics. It also acknowledges the victim’s efforts to earn her abuser’s love and explains why those efforts fail. “Why Is He So Mean to Me?” answers the question every abuse victim asks herself. The book equips the reader to identify the abuse when it happens and then empowers her to reclaim her value - and her life. "I survived, and you can, too. Don't wait. Get help. Break the cycle." - Cindy Burrell More info →

"God is My Witness: Making a Case for Biblical Divorce" takes a hard look at some of the common misconceptions associated with biblical divorce. Does God really hate divorce? What did Jesus mean? Are there situations other than adultery that justify divorce? Are all believers who divorce "hard-hearted" and forbidden from remarrying? Move beyond the traditional church script and discover God's heart for marriage and His defense of those who are being neglected and abused in the name of faith. More info →

"God is My Witness: Making a Case for Biblical Divorce" takes a hard look at some of the common misconceptions associated with biblical divorce. Does God really hate divorce? What did Jesus mean? Are there situations other than adultery that justify divorce? Are all believers who divorce "hard-hearted" and forbidden from remarrying? Move beyond the traditional church script and discover God's heart for marriage and His defense of those who are being neglected and abused in the name of faith. More info →

To many, the New Testament's teaching on divorce and remarriage seems to be both impractical and unfair. The "plain" meaning of the texts allows for divorce only in cases of adultery or desertion, and it does not permit remarriage until the death of one's former spouse. But are these proscriptions the final word for Christians today? Are we correctly reading the scriptures that address these issues? By looking closely at the biblical texts on divorce and remarriage in light of the first-century Jewish and Greco-Roman world, this book shows that the original audience of the New Testament heard these teachings differently. Through a careful exploration of the background literature of the Old Testament, the ancient Near East, and especially ancient Judaism, David Instone-Brewer constructs a biblical view More info →

"He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control." "He can be sweet and gentle." "He's scared me a few times, but he never hurts the children-he's a great father." "He's had a really hard life..." Women in abusive relationships tell themselves these things every day. Now they can see inside the minds of angry and controlling men-and change their own lives. In this groundbreaking book, a counselor shows how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship, with: More info →