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God created Adam. Adam was lonely. God created Eve. The Serpent deceived Eve. Adam disobeyed God. This is the beginning of marriage, and it has been going downhill since. This book looks at covenants and contracts to get a better understanding of the promises that were made. God did not design divorce in the beginning. Marriages were supposed to be for life. However, because of the hardness of man's heart, man was permitted to put away his wife. Men...
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Drawing on decades of counseling experience, Jim Newheiser explores forty crucial questions relating to the complexities of marriage, divorce, and remarriage - unpacking the answers given in God's Word. This useful reference work for pastors, counselors, and personal study can also be read straight through for a scriptural overview of the topic or assigned in small sections to counselees.
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A leading expert in Indian family law and one of India's most successful and respected divorce lawyers, Malavika Rajkotia has seen the drama of marriages coming undone at close quarters-the effects of infidelity, jealousy, domestic violence, property disputes and the end of love and compatibility. In this important and revealing book, she draws upon her own extensive experiences in court and with her clients, as well as on case law, to lay bare the...
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Does the "traditional" religious view of Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage create more questions than answers?
Does it leave uncertainty in the mind of one, who has experienced Divorce, regarding their relationship with God?
Can the Bible offer Hope and reconciliation for those who have experienced a Divorce?
Join the author of LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER: A Study of Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage as he lays aside preconceptions and shares his discoveries...
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A Work in Progress offers women practical, biblical advice on marriage, divorce and singleness. From handling sexual temptation and heartbreak, to fulfilling your God-given role as a wife, Ashley Smith helps you identify the places of disconnect in your love-driven relationships in order to restore your foundation and position you as the woman you were destined to be.
This book teaches you how to recognize unhealthy unions while also establishing...
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S. T. Theophanie, by way of the scriptures quoted in The One-Flesh Covenant, brings to light, through the power of the Holy Spirit, truths that have been rejected by the body of Christ for generations, truths that are foundational and crucial to every life and marriage, and truths that are able to change the behavior of this generation and generations to come. She exposes the false doctrines that permeate the church today in the areas of marriage...
7) The Self-Help Guide to the Law: Contracts, Landlord-Tenant Relations, Marriage, Divorce, Personal
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Self-Help Guides to the Law™ explain the law in clear, concise terms to a popular audience of non-lawyers. Summarizing the key areas of the law with which readers are most likely to come into contact, the Guides broadly outline the statutes and cases that govern landlord-tenant relations, personal injury, contracts, family law, criminal law and constitutional law and procedure.
With detailed references to sources for readers wishing to delve deeper,...
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If the church is going to use the Bible to decide whether divorce is legitimate in certain cases and whether divorced couples have the right to remarry with the approval and blessing of God's people, then the Bible must be studied without prejudice toward a particular answer. The author examines the relevant passages in both the Old and New Testaments so that his listeners can consider the many issues and interpretations that arise in trying to establish...
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Divorce and remarriage are perhaps two of the most controversial doctrinal topics of our time. With many on each side claiming that they are right, it is difficult sometimes to discern the truth. Living in a time of delusion, lies, and a famine of truth that threaten the very foundation of Christianity, Lambert and Kim Sands provide a fresh and insightful approach to this age-old doctrinal dilemma. In this book, they scripturally and skillfully defend...
11) Estate planning
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A guide to estate planning discusses cataloging assets, maximizing life insurance, preparing wills and trusts, and identifying beneficiaries.
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Ever since its original publication in 2003, Glen Stassen and David Gushee's Kingdom Ethics has offered students, pastors, and other readers an outstanding framework for Christian ethical thought, one that is solidly rooted in Scripture, especially Jesus's teachings in the Sermon on the Mount. This substantially revised edition of Kingdom Ethics features enhanced and updated treatments of all major contemporary ethical issues. David Gushee's revisions...
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"In this tender, funny, and sharp companion to her acclaimed memoir-in-essays Amateur Hour, Kimberly Harrington explores and confronts marriage, divorce, and the ways love, loss, and longing shape a life.."--Amazon.
Six weeks after she and her husband announced their divorce, Kimberly Harrington began writing a book she thought would be about divorce, heavy on the dark humor. After all, she and her future ex had chosen to still live together in the...
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"Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of garlic, chili peppers and creeping honeysuckle, Kostas and Defne grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a cavity in the roof, and this tree bears witness to their hushed, happy meetings and eventually, to their silent, surreptitious departures. The tree is there when...
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"From the author of the best-selling and beloved The End of Your Life Book Club-a new book that tracks an improbable and life-changing college friendship over the course of forty years. Author Will Schwalbe describes his friendship with unlikely college-buddy Maxey through marriage, divorce, and career changes up until the present day, noting what makes their bond so special and enduring"--
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Mia, Laney, Betts, and Ginger, best friends since law school, have reunited for a long weekend as Betts awaits Senate confirmation of her appointment to the Supreme Court. Nicknamed "the Ms. Bradwells" during their first class at the University of Michigan Law School in 1979, the four have supported each other through life's challenges. But when the Senate hearings uncover a deeply buried skeleton in their collective closet, the Ms. Bradwells retreat...
17) Stuck in love
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"A family of writers who have lost the plot of their own love stories ... reveal how even amidst the travails of marriage, divorce, parenting and coming of age, the family ties that trip us up can turn into a lifeline"--Container.
18) It's complicated
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A hilarious look at marriage, divorce and everything in between. With a thriving Santa Barbara bakeshop, a new romance heating up, and her divorce finally behind her, Jane Adler has her life all figured out, until she finds herself trapped between the perfect new beau and her philandering ex-husband who's determined to win her back. When opposites attract all over again, will love be sweeter the second time around?
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"In this wryly humorous and innovative look at a marriage gone wrong, Hannah Pittard recalls a decade's worth of unforgettable conversations, beginning with the one in which she discovers her husband has been having sex with her charismatic best friend, Trish. These time-jumping exchanges are fast-paced, intimate, and often jaw-dropping in their willingness to reveal the vulnerabilities inherent in any friendship or marriage. Blending fact and fiction,...
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"A comprehensive guide to reclaiming your financial life After the dramatic mortgage crisis and stock market collapse, people are beginning to recognize that the only way to secure their financial future is to take charge of their own spending and saving habits. You can survive this crisis, solve your credit problems, and move on to achieve your dreams, and Credit 911 can show you how. With this book, author Rodney Anderson-a mortgage banker with...