Hard Hearts and the Myth of “Peace”

The Theology of “Un-Oneing”

If you’ve spent any time in a vestry or a Christian counseling office, you’ve likely had Malachi 2:16 flung at you like a stone. Many churches use this passage to keep people languishing in marriages that just don’t work anymore. We dealt with the mistranslation of “God hates divorce” last week, but the bruise it leaves often lingers. It creates a secon…