Divorce

"Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so" (Matthew 19:8).

Divorce—the very word can carry all manner of pain, shattered trust and unwanted memories. Many know from experience that the dissolution of a marriage can have serious, lifelong repercussions. Learn when divorce is acceptable and why it should be avoided whenever possible.

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World News and Trends: Anglo-American Marriage Trends

According to the latest issue of British Population Trends, married couples will constitute a minority of the population before 2010.
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Today's Family: Is Obeying God Worth it?

Does it matter whether we take God and His Instructions seriously?
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World News and Trends: Adultery and divorce stalk China

In China the ratio of divorce to marriage has quadrupled in the last decade.
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World News and Trends: Divorce's long-term effect on children

The impact on children of divorce is cumulative and long-lasting, according to psychologist Judith Wallerstein, author of a quarter-century research study on the subject.
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Will Your Marriage Survive the Tough Times?

We all face difficult times. When the storms of life hit, how will they affect your marriage? What can you do to make sure your marriage will survive?
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The Greatest Destroyer of Marriage

If increased divorce was one result of the sexual revolution of the 1960s, another ominous trend accelerated even more dramatically: the number of couples living together outside of marriage.
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Keys to a Lasting Marriage

For many years couples entered into marriage assuming their loving relationship would last "until death do us part." Now about half of all marriages in many countries end in divorce. What has changed? What makes some marriages last while others...
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Will Your Marriage Survive?

Some marriage counselors claim that couples should learn to fight fairly and not worry about their tendency to argue. This conventional wisdom is now proving to be not so wise after all.
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